254 MANAGEMENT OF MEADOWS. 



Before proceeding to the subject of the proportions in 

 which seeds should be mixed, we will give a table prepared 

 by the Messrs. Lawson, of Edinburgh, the celebrated seeds- 

 men, who have demonstrated the truth of its statements by 

 actual experiments. It contains the weight of seeds per 

 bushels, the number of seeds in a bushel, the depth of soil 

 in inches and fractions of an inch, at which the greatest 

 number of seeds will germinate, the depth of soil in inches 

 and fractions of an inch at which no seeds will germinate; 

 the depth of soil at which half the seeds will germinate, 

 and the average per cent, of loss in the weight of grass in 

 drying, when cut at time of flowering. One thing is to be 

 remarked, and it of the utmost importance too, and that is, 

 seeds are much lighter when dry or old, than when fresh, 

 and therefore, it is better to make a calculation by pounds 

 rather than by measure, as in the case of old, light seeds, 

 more of them by number would be sown, and a better 

 chance for a stand be given in the increased number, and 

 thus an allowance be given for defective seeds. 



