314 FORAGE CROPS 
not only plowed deep, but frequently and thor- 
oughly cultivated, both to destroy weed seeds and 
to put the soil in an exceedingly fine tilth, which 
promotes the solubility of plant-food and permits 
the easy penetration of the roots of the young 
plants. It has been shown, also, that grass thus 
seeded does not usually require a nurse-crop, and 
that such seedings will give a larger yield of hay, 
the following season, than can be expected when 
seeded with grain in the customary way. 
Seed and seeding 
When seeded for permanent timothy meadow 
and for market, hay is the object sought; hence, 
if land is well prepared and clean, twenty to thirty 
pounds of seed should be used, although it follows 
that with this thick seeding abundance of avail- 
able food should be present. The common practice 
of mixing timothy and clover is a good one, as gen- 
erally a larger crop is obtained the first season—a 
sufficient increase to pay, although the selling price 
is lower for mixed hay. In this case, the follow- 
ing mixture of seed has been found to be good 
(using twenty to twenty-four pounds of seed per 
acre) : 
Timothy ss. a eee, wee wes es eae wo 12 pounds 
Red clover .....-. 2.2. ee eee 4 pounds 
AVBIRO 2 e. ) el coche oe es es eC 2 pounds 
