PERMANENT PASTURE 327 
the purpose, as it will do greater service among 
stones and stumps than most others. Lime the 
land at the rate of twenty-five bushels per acre, 
and fertilize with the mixture of ground bone, acid 
phosphate and kainit at the rate of 200 to 500 
pounds per acre. The stirring of the soil will let in 
the air, the lime will sweeten it, and the fertilizer 
will provide additional food. Seed should then be 
sown and lightly covered. The expense is not 
great, while the value of the pasture is manifestly 
improved, and its greater permanence assured. 
