GRASSES. 1165 



The quantity of seed required will depend upon the varieties to 

 be grown, and the purposes for which the grass is designed. Light 

 sfeeding makes large* coarse stalks, and invites a growth of weeds. 

 Heavy seeding makes finer stalks and nicer hay for cows or sheep. 

 There are extremes in both directions, and both 1 should be avoided. 

 For pastures it is best to sow several different kinds, using seed with 

 a liberal hand. One kind alone will not furnish as many plants or 

 make as vigorous growth as a mixture of different sorts. Besides, 

 some kinds ripen earlier than others, and by sowing several, a 

 succession may be secured, and the pastures be kept green much 

 longer than they Otherwise could. In addition, cattle like a vari- 

 ety of food better than any single kind, and thrive better when 

 furnished with many sorts than they do on one alone. In mow- 

 ing-lots a larger quantity of hay can be secured, and the fields will 

 remain longer in grass, if several kinds of seed are used: But in 

 using different kinds of seed, a wise selection should be made in 

 order to secure a good quality as well as a, large quantity of hay. 

 The varieties sown should ripen at the same time, and be grown 

 in suitable proportions. For feeding to horses, for at least half of 

 the time, timothy which is grown without admixture of any kind 

 is liked ; but for cows and sheep a variety is to be perferred. The 

 following mixtures, with slight changes, are recommended for one 

 acre of land : — 



FOB MOWING-LOTS. 



Orchard Grass 6 lbs. Timothy 6 lbs. 



RedClover ,. 10 ** Redtop 4 " 



Rye Grass '. 5 lbs. 



FOR PERMANENT PASTURE. 



Meadow Foxtail : . .,,,2 lbs. Rye Grass 4 Id's. 



Orchard Grass 5 to 6 " Timothy. 4 to 5 " 



White Clover , 6 *' BlueGrass. . . . . 4 " 



Red Clover 4 to 5 " Meadow Fescue. .:-. 4 " 



Rough-stalked Meadow Grass 4 " Redtop. 4 " 



BAT AND PASTURE COMBINED. 



Timothy. 6 lbs. Wood Meadow Grass 4 lbs. 



i June Grass 4 *' White Clover 4 " 



Orchard Grass 4 " Perennial Clover 2 " 



Rye Grass 4 " Rough-stalked Meadow Grass 2 " 



Sweet-scented Vernal Grass 2 lbs. 



The care of permanent grass fields, or fields which for several 

 years are to be kept in grass, is very simple. It is one of the great 

 merits of the grass crop that it can be grown with but very slight 

 expense for labor, and with only a moderate quantity of manure. 



