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berries, and a new variety is greeted with the greatest interest. 

 Now, with dairymen, grass is the most important question that 

 c an come up for discussion, and yet how little discussion we 

 hear about the variety of grasses in this country. It is not so, 

 I believe, in England. More attention is paid there to the sub- 

 ject. 



Of course there are many more varieties of valuable grasses 

 than I have mentioned. I have told you something about a few 

 and I would mDst earnestly recommend that you try some of 

 these newer species, and I think that you will be pleased with 

 the results of the trial. 



Mr.' Boyd: " Would you sow rye grass with winter grain? " 



Prof. Lazenby : " 1 don't believe very much in trying to raise 

 two crops at the same time, althongh I know it is a very common 

 practice. Under some circumstances it might be advisable, but 

 as a general rule I prefer giving the ground one crop at a time. 

 Some of you may have a little experience in laying down lawns, 

 and perhaps you have used fancy varieties of mixed seeds se- 

 cured from seedsmen. I don't think there is much in this fancy 

 seed. I have always held to the opinion that if you have got 

 grasses that make a good meadow, they will make a good lawn 

 when properly handled. If you have ever done anything in the 

 way of establishing a lawn, you know that if you have your 

 ground carefully prepared the fall before and then sow the seed 

 early, it is not very long before you have a nice sward. We 

 have laid down a great deal of lawn on our university grounds 

 and have had no difficulty at all in making a selection among 

 our more common grasses, June grass, red top and some of this 

 rye grass and a little timothy, adding perhaps a little white 

 clover and you will have a fine lawn in just a few months. You 

 don't need to sod. Have your* ground well prepared, make a 

 judicious selection of seed and you will have no trouble." 



Mr. Boyd: " You would not recommend orchard grass for 

 a lawn?" 



