How to Mix Grass Seeds. 157 



It must be a question for the agriculturist to decide whether 

 it will suit him best to prepare his land perfectly and sow less 

 seed, or sow on rougher land and use more. It is often impos- 

 sible to prepare land perfectly, and then there is nothing for it but 

 to do the best one can in this respect, and not stint the seed when 

 the land is rougher than it should be at the time of la^ng down. 



Method of Mixing Peemanent Geass and Olovbe Seeds 

 to ensuee theie eegulae disteibution when sown. 



In order to secure the most perfect distribution of the seeds 

 of all the species over the entire surface of the field, it is recom- 

 mended that the Light Seeds should form one mixture, and be 

 sown at one operation ; and the Heavy Seeds should form a 

 second mixture, to be sown at a second operation. 



1st Mixture — Light Seeds. 



Cocksfoot. 

 Foxtail. 



Meadow Fescue. 

 Meadow Grasses(Poa*) 



Rye-grass. 

 Haid Fescue. 

 Tall Fescue. 

 TaU Oat Grass. 



Chicory. 

 Burnet. 

 Any other species. 



2nd Mixture — Heavy Seeds. 



Perennial Bed Clover. 

 Timothy Grass. 

 White Clover. 



Late-flow.Eed Clover. 

 Alsike Clover. 

 Yarrow. 



Kidney Vetch. 



Lucerne. 



Parsley. 



To mix the seeds perfectly (a very important matter) they 

 should be spread out in layers, one kind above another, on a 

 clean floor, and then turned over with shovels several times until 

 thoroughly mixed. It will be found most convenient to take 

 each kind in the order stated above. Beginning then with 

 Cocksfoot, spread this seed thinly and evenly on the floor (a 

 wooden rake is most useful for spreading the seeds), then place 

 the Foxtail thinly and evenly over the Cocksfoot, then Similarly 

 and successively the Meadow Fescue, Meadow Grasses, Rye- 

 grass, Hard Fescue, Tall Fescue, &c. When all the seeds that 

 are to form one mixture are thus laid down, proceed to throw the 

 whole into a heap, and then, with the aid of wooden shovels, 

 turn over the heap, from side to side of the room, three or f our 

 times, untU the whole of the seeds have been thoroughly mixed. 

 The mixture may then be put into bags ready for sowing. The 

 second mixture should then be prepared in the same way. 



