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thoir snitiihillty for the m;iny different kinds of soils and situa- 
tions for wliicli tliey may be ve(|uired ; and when we are informed 
of thes(> ])articuhus coneqrninjj the land, and the number of acres 
to be laid down, wc apportion the sorts accordinj^ly. We are, 
however, often applied to for advice as to what softs we recom- 
mend ; and as we wish to make no secret or mystery of what our 
mixtures of permanent grass-seeds consist of, we here present a 
list of what we consider the best possible mixture for a good 
medium soil, neither too heavy nor too light, i. e. good turnip 
and barley land. These are all of excellent properties ; and, 
coming to maturity at different seasons of the year, are found to 
produce a permanent and evergreen sward : — 
lbs. lbs. 
Alopecurus prateusis 1 Lolium pereiuie tciiuo . . . . 4 
Phleum prateuse 1 
Poa pratenso 1 
„ trivialis 1 
„ nemoralis 1 
Medicago lupulina 1 
Trifolium repens (White clover) 4 
„ „ perenne .. .. 4 
„ pratense perenne .. 1 
„ hybridum (Alsike) .. 2 
Anthoxanthum odoratiiui 
Cyuosurus cristatus 1 
Dautylis glomerata 2 
Festuca duriuscula 4 
„ pratensis 4 
„ ovina 2 
„ rubra 2 
,, tenuilblia 2 
„ loliacea 2 
Lolium perenne senipervirens .. 6 
The sorts and proportions of the seeds used will be different from 
those above stated on particular soils, and also on those pastures 
which are devoted to special purposes. 
Nothiirg can be more injudicious than sowing "hay seeds," as 
they are called, which are collected in the hay-loft, as tliey con- 
sist principally of Holcus and Bromus, the only grasses which are 
ripe at the time grass is cut for hay, and some other weeds which 
are not grasses at all. 
After-Management. — Soon after the young plants are esta- 
blished — say 3 to 4 inches high — a roller should be drawn over 
the field, and if any spots are found in which the seeds have 
missed, more should be sown. 
As weeds indigenous to the soil are almost sure to come up 
in land laid down to grass, care should be taken to remove them 
by the hand, or check them by early mowing. 
These operations of course cannot well be performed if a crop 
of corn has been sown with the grasses ; but in such case the 
grasses and clovers should be looked to immediately after the 
corn is carried, some additional seeds sown in any parts in which 
the grasses have suffered from the corn-crop, when a top-dressing 
of well-rotted farmyard manure may with advantage be applied. 
Rolling once or twice before Christmas will be beneficial ; and, 
should the grass become very strong before winter, cattle may be 
