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voted to stock raising, for which it is so well adapted, and 

 sheep and cattle will then truly fleck every hillside. 



The fame of Kentucky Blue Grass is so great, that the 

 majority of people suppose Tennessee cannot produce as 

 good, and they demand practical evidence of the fact. We 

 have that very evidence here spread out before our eyes in 

 the magnificent pastures of those, who have adopted the 

 proper management. Kentucky has famous pastures, be- 

 cause in the outset of her cultivation of the Blue Grass, a 

 system of management was adopted that proved a success, 

 and others seeing it, also adopt it, and all who will now 

 follow this plan will meet with the same remunerative re- 

 turn. That system has been thoroughly tested both in 

 Kentucky and in some counties in Tennessee, and no one 

 has made a failure that has attempted it. Those who have 

 put themselves to the trouble of learning that system, and 

 putting it in practice, have made as good grass as can be 

 made in Kentucky or elsewhere. As in other crops, the 

 quantity and quality of grass are in exact proportion to the 

 care and management bestowed upon it, and the sod is as 

 good, the blades as wide and long as can be seen anywhere; 

 but this all depends on the skill and attention of the farmer. 

 Some will sow a lot and then put in cattle, horses, sheep 

 and hogs to keep it eaten to the ground throughout the 

 year. Under such treatment the grass disappears, and such 

 farmers conclude their soils are not adapted to grass. Let 

 the grass get a vigorous start. Protect it from stock for \ 

 the first year, and fertilize it with stable manure, or some of 

 the superphosphates, and be sure not to over-crowd the pas- 

 ture with stock. This is the true secret of having good 

 pastures. 



The question may pertinently be asked, if our State can 

 bring as good Blue Grass as Kentucky, why is there not 

 good pastures here as well as there? Why is not every acre 

 -in Tennessee capable of producing it, set down with this 

 magnificent bounty of nature's hand? Most farmers believe 



