SEED MIXTURES FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES IO3 



This is expressed in weight and may be 

 used as a fair basis of comparison with the 

 preceding formula which is expressed in bulk. 

 This mixture would give twenty pounds to 

 the bushel, and would be sufficient for one 

 fifth of an acre, say about 8,000 square feet. 

 Fancy seed is specified in the formula both as 

 regards the blue grass and the red top. The 

 twenty pounds weight of this mixture, though 

 designated by many dealers as a bushel, would 

 not fill the actual measured bushel. 



ADAPTING TO PECULIAR CONDITIONS 



This formula can be adapted to special pur- 

 poses by substituting any one of the special 

 grasses, according to the particular require- 

 ments, for equal weight of blue grass. Thusthe 

 wood meadow grass could be used in the pro- 

 portion of two to three pounds where it became 

 necessary to seed a space that was shaded by 

 trees, Kentucky blue grass being reduced to 

 7 pounds. By referring to the table on page 

 162 a list of substitute grasses will be seen, and 

 notes are given as to their special character- 

 istics and purposes. The following are 

 approved formulas: 



