Mixtures suitable for Permanent Pastures. 
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should be obtained from the dealer that each kind of seed is 
true to the kind ordered and that it is free from weeds, or the 
seeds should be examined by an expert before they are mixed 
and used. 
Several applications were received from members as to the 
composition of mixtures suitable for permanent pasture. Two 
such mixtures may be gi ven. The first is a thin sowing which, 
if allowed to hay the first year, would result in the shedding 
of a number of seeds sufficient to increase greatly the number 
of the plants. The other mixture would be a fairly heavy 
sowing. 
1 . — Thin Solving per acre. 
Lb. 
Number of seeds 
Cost 
s. 
cl. 
Cocksfoot. . . ... 
H 
575,100 
1 
7i 
Meadow Fescue 
584,100 • 
1 
10£ 
Timothy ...... 
2 
2,587,200 
. 1 
0 
Rough-stalked Meadow Grass . 
1 
2 
1,083,900 
0 
8 
Smooth-stalked Meadow Grass 
1 
' 2 
790,500 
0 
5£ 
Foxtail . . . . . . . 
H 
661,500 
2 
0 
Yarrow ...... 
h 
789,700 
1 
9 
White Clover ..... 
2 
1,431,700 
2 
8 
Total . . 
11 
8,506,700 
12 
2 . — Thicker 
Sowing per acre. 
Lb. 
Number of seeds 
Cost 
. .. ... . - 
, ; . , ' - 
a. 
d. 
Cocksfoot. ..... 
6 
2,300,400 
6 
6 
Meadow Fescue .... 
5 
1,168,200 
3 
9/ 
Timothy ...... 
4 
5,174,400 
2 
0 
Rough-stalked Meadow Grass . 
H 
3,251,900 
2 
3 
Smooth-stalked Meadow Grass 
H 
2,371,500 
1 
4* 
Foxtail ...... 
3 
1,323,000 
4 
0 
Yarrow ...... 
JL 
2 
1,579,500 
2 
6 
White Clover ..... 
3 
2,152,000 
4 
0 
Total . 
2±i 
19,320,900 
26 
± 2 
A little red clover may be added ; and if the sowing is done 
without a cereal crop, which is the fairest treatment to the 
pasture, 1 lb. of rape should be sown per acre. This would 
give the needed protection, and would afford good eating in the 
autumn, when sheep may be allowed to eat down the grass. All 
the plants are perennial and are all liked by stock. A mixture 
intermediate between these may be made by modifying the 
quantities ordered. 
