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about 20 inches or 2 feet apart, as the tops soon fall 

 over and shade the ground between, discouraging 

 weed growth. As soon as the young plants can be 

 seen, go along the rows and pull out all the weeds, 

 giving the young plants a chance to get a good start. 

 In a week take the hoe and cultivate the ground 

 between the rows, thinning out the plants as you 

 go along. This may be done by taking the hoe and 

 skimming off the unnecessary plants near the top 

 of the ground, using care not to disturb those you 

 wish to save. Six inches apart in the row is as 

 close as they should stand, and if the soil is in good 

 condition and rich, 8 to 10 inches is better. 



Give shallow cultivation throughout the season, 

 or until the plants spread out and cover the space 

 between the rows, when they may be left to their 

 growth. They should not be harvested until Oc- 

 tober or November, when they may be stored like 

 turnips and cabbage. 



MEADOW FESCUE.— An exceedingly valuable 

 plant for use in part in permanent pastures. It is 

 of long duration and in the Southern states remains 

 green over winter. Rich, moist clay or loam soils 

 are most fancied by it, but it does fairly well on 

 all kinds of soils, even if they are dry. Blue grass 

 and orchard grass seem to resist drouth better than 

 this fescue. When at its best it reaches a height 

 of 4 or 5 feet, though 2 or 3 feet is more of an 

 average when seeded with other grass seeds. It 

 is a perennial and grows in bunches like orchard 

 grass. It has stout fibrous roots, and rather abun- 

 dant leaves that are from i to 2 feet in length. In 

 seeding, from 2 to 3 bushels are used to the acre. 

 It is seeded just as timothy is. The first year or 

 two it is not conspicuous in growth, but after the 



