A writer in fe N ew England Farmer recommends the following for- 
~ mula for a permanent pasture: 
Early varieties— 
RNG MOE ot re cee tava ten wan cies te ae'ce oe ae pounds.. 10 _ 
Pe NGI ae, Veneta tomes so Seine wise ere + pic Sues dott Seca 
OLS SEER ee PE SR eee ee ee eee ene bushel... 1 
SMMC DONG ek set. Sele cra aetee ee orale Co wc aaa wes so OO commen ee 
BerOn NIA EVO eEASE sos Sawa 2 ale SS 5S 3S Semin Sas ows dO sss ol 
Late varieties— 
Herd’s grass ..--.. eee ani nic om.a.s Sew Boteree es «eis dose twee 
Beers WETYD, PEAR NS one ete ece a ont aise as A Se a Severe eign S doOcscLony 
MEO a= Se rn aaa we sd etininie Se af oie octet m,ast 2 AOS cz pees 
This forms an nnusually heavy seeding, and probably the quantities 
may be advantageously reduced, but the combination presents a vari- 
ety that will give a succession fron early till late in the season. 
The more common mixture for meadows is as follows per acre: 
DEST eS Sse OS Ee Se AP ene ite ae ae bushel... 1 
Timothiy,-— <3... 5- ate telecast a Se Crate at AE eat, os dO2 2. a9 
ECM CLOWNS ae tae) ee eo WoO aoe oe ea eae s Sowers soba i ae we pounds.. 4 
On highlands orchard grass might be substituted for the redtop. 
Time and Manner of Seeding Grass Seed.—There has been much diver- 
sity of opinion as to the proper time of seeding land to grass. <A very | 
common practice has been to sow the seed in the spring with a grain 
crop, generally of oats. If the season is favorable this method suc- 
ceeds very well, having the advantage of no loss in the regular crops 
of the land. The growing grain furnishes to the young grass shelter 
and shade from the heat of the sun, and after the removal of the crop 
the grass spreads, and sometimes the same season furnishes a light crop 
for the scythe or some grazing for the cattle. But the suecess of this 
plan of seeding is not by any means certain. In a very dry season the 
young plants may perish from drought, or in a wet season the grain 
may lodge and smother the young grass. Hence others recommend | 
late summer or early fall seeding. A writer in the Massachusetts 
Ploughman makes the following statement: 
The last half of August is generally considered the best time for seeding; earlier 
than this the weather is apt to be too hot for the ready germination of the seed, and 
weeds will get a start before the grass. The first half of September is a good time, 
and we have sometimes had very good success with seeding as late as October 1, but 
would prefer to sow earlier if possible. If rye is sown with the grass seed it is best 
done about the middle of September; too much rye will choke the grass, but a light 
seeding of about one-half to five-eighths of a bushel per acre will not injure the 
grass much, and will give a much better return the next season than the grass alone. 
Too little care is usually bestowed upon the preparation of the land for seeding; 
it should be worked only when just moist enough to make the lumps crush easily, and 
should be harrowed repeatedly and rolled before sowing the seed, then brushed and 
rolled again, which will leave the land in fine, smooth order for the mowing-machine 
or scythe. 
It is customary ‘8 mix Herd’s grass, redtop, and clover seed in seeding, but we 
prefer to seed high land with Herd’s grass (Phlewm pratense) only low, moist land 
= with redtop (Agrostis pate and fescue, and clover by itself in the spring, for the 
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