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soil thus to cover the timothy seed, will also he helpful 

 to the grain crop. When the seed falls before the grain 

 tubes of the drill, it frequently requires no other cover- 

 ing, but sometimes a stroke of the harrow will he found 

 helpful. ^Yllen the seed falls behind the drill tubes, in 

 moist climates no covering is necessary other than that 

 given by the rains, but, on such soils, if sowing the tim- 

 othy is deferred until after rain falls, in nearly all in- 

 stances it would be advantageous to harrow. On prairie 

 soils and especially where the conditions are dry, when 

 the seed is sown thus, in nearly all instances the har- 

 row ought to be used. 



The roller will sometimes furnish a sufficient cover- 

 ing. This frequently proves true of soils in moist cli- 

 mates, especially those of a heavy texture. But in 

 soils that will lift with the wind, the harrow should im- 

 mediately follow the roller, and in the autumn when 

 covering the seed, the roller should seldom or never be 

 used without the harrow following it. 



Timothy may be sown in various combinations. The 

 most suitable of these is clover in one of its varieties. 

 It has peculiar adaptation for such a combination, for 

 the reason, first, that it has power to fight the battle 

 for existence and to hold its own place when sown along 

 with clover. Second, a greater return of the combined 

 crop is usually obtained than would be of either plant 

 grown singly. Third, the quality of the hay is im- 

 proved for general feeding because of its increased fine- 

 ness and wider adaptation to the needs of the various 

 classes of live stock. Fourth, the timothy luxuriates 

 on the food furnished by the dead clover roots. And 



