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stage. When Russian brome and timothy are sown, use 

 10 and 6 pounds of seed respectively; when Russian 

 brome and rye grass are sown, use 9 and 10 poimds 

 respectively. For methods of sowing, see p. 179. 



The best grain crops for hay alone or oats and Cana- 

 da field peas, and probably oats and vetches, especial- 

 ly northward as indicated by the abundance of wild 

 peas growing in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan. 

 Oats and peas may be sown with the drill in the mixed 

 form, using about -J bushel of oats to about 2 bushels 

 of peas and about -J bushel of oats to 1^ bushels of 

 vetches per acre. The proportion may need to be va- 

 ried somewhat in different areas to meet requirements. 

 They should be sown on fall ploughed land and early 

 in the spring; millet also does well in much of this 

 area. 



For the Upper Mississippi Basin. — For the area in- 

 cluded in this group, see p. 347, and for temporary 

 hay meadows, grown in them, see p. 347. The best 

 single plants for permanent hay meadows in Wiscon- 

 sin, Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota are Russian brome, 

 on dry soils, and timothy and redtop, for moist lands. 

 In laying these down, sow of Russian brome 15 pounds 

 per acre; of timothy, 12 pounds and of redtop 12 

 pounds; alfalfa will also grow in many parts of these 

 states, and when it does will make excellent permanent 

 meadow. But by far the best combination for perma- 

 nent meadows is timothy, redtop and alsike clover, sown 

 on moist soils, at the rate of 4, 4 and 3 pounds re- 

 spectively per acre. In Missouri, the best permanent 

 meadow grasses are much the same as in these states, 



