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ture of seed consisting of timothy 4 pounds, orchard 

 grass 3 pounds, meadow fescue 4 pounds, hard 

 fescue 3 pounds, Kentucky blue grass 4 pounds, 

 white clover 4 pounds, red clover 4 pounds, has 

 been used with satisfaction in the eastern part of 

 the United States. On moist soils 4 pounds of red 

 top may take the place of the hard fescue. In the 

 middle West and the far West these mixtures are 

 not as popular. More dependence is put on clovers, 

 alfalfa, timothy and brome grass. In the East 

 also it is customary to apply some commercial fer- 

 tilizers, from 200 to 400 pounds of a mixture com- 

 posed of 50 pounds of nitrate of soda, 150 pounds of 

 tankage, 700 pounds of acid pho^sphate and 100 

 pounds of muriate o'f potash being quite satisfactory. 



During the first season the land should not be 

 pastured. The following spring, after the grass 

 has started nicely, additional commercial fertilizers 

 may be applied, or spots that do not appear per- 

 fectly thrifty may be treated with a light top dress- 

 ing of stable manure. Grass will soon take posses- 

 sion of the ground, and will be ready for stock. 



It must be remembered that it never pays to 

 overstock any pasture, particularly one that is just 

 getting started. Let the animals run on it occa- 

 sionally, but do not let them graze too closely. 



It must also be remembered that in the South Ber- 

 muda grass is especially adapted to conditions ex- 

 isting there. This takes the place of blue grass of 

 the middle states and brome grass of the North- 

 west. 



STARTING NEW PASTURES 



Where pastures are to be started on cultivated 

 lands, several years are required to secure one that 



