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therefore, scarcely possible to speak of them from the 

 standpoint of successful experience. The attention of 

 agriculturists has not been centered on them for the 

 reason among others, that land has been abundant and 

 because of this, the necessity has not been greatly felt 

 for growing pastures on the intensive plan. 



That permanent pastures, in one form or another, 

 may be grown and should be grown in all parts of the 

 continent is certainly true. That they may be grown, 

 in some localities Avith more of relative advantage than 

 in others, is also true. That they can be grown on this 

 continent, as successfully as the permanent pastures of 

 Great Britain and Holland, is not true, except of those 

 sections of the country which have a similar climate. It 

 can only be true of such areas as have a climate that 

 is moist, and in which rain falls in ample supply dur- 

 ing the greater portion of the growing season, and where 

 the growing season covers a large portion of the year. 

 The advice to use formulas for laying down these pas- 

 tures, similar to those used in laying down the same 

 in Great Britain, where the conditions are not the 

 same, has not been good; it has given rise to more or 

 less of prejudice against the idea of permanent pas- 

 tures, mixed in character. 



DIFFEEENT CLASSES OF PEEMANENT PASTUEES. 



Permanent pastures in America may be divided into 

 three classes. These are pastures composed of grass- 

 es indigenous in character; pastures composed of one 

 or more grasses that have been introduced ; and pas- 



