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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 23 
Permanent Pasture vs. 50-cent Wheat. 
J. II. It., SI. Michaels, Md .—I have a field of 18 
acres of stiff, white-oak soil, good wheat land pro¬ 
ducing 25 to 30 bushels per acre; but with wheat 
at 50 cents per bushel, there is not much profit. 
I am thinking of seeding down to grass for a per¬ 
manent pasture, and raising early lambs. What 
is the best mixture of grasses, and the best time to 
seed ? One-half of the field is in rye now, as a 
sheep pasture, and the rest in old sod. Would it 
be best to seed with wheat,or alone, as the wheat 
is liable to choke out the grass? About how 
many sheep would it pasture after the first year ? 
ANSWERED BY PROF. I. P. ROBERTS. 
A good mixture for a permanent past¬ 
ure is five quarts of Timothy, one of 
Alsike, two of Red clover, with two to 
three pounds of either Orchard grass or 
Tall Meadow Fescue per acre ; the lat¬ 
ter, weighing 14 pounds to the bushel, 
cannot be distributed evenly unless 
sowed separately. Not more than 1 % or 
1% bushel of seed wheat should be used 
in order to give the grass a good oppor¬ 
tunity to get hold of the soil. Sow the 
grasses in the fall immediately after 
drilling, and the clovers in early spring, 
and roll as soon as the ground is in suit¬ 
able condition. If a permanent pasture 
is of prime importance, then less stress 
should be laid upon the wheat, and one 
bushel of seed per acre sown. The first 
year after seeding, the pasture should 
be mowed, and if any weak places ap¬ 
pear, a small amount of additional grass 
seed should be added every second year 
thereafter ; sow one to three quarts 
of clover seed in early spring, and 
harrow and roll. All of the grasses are 
nitrogen consumers, and the clovers ni¬ 
trogen producers, so it is the part of 
wisdom to keep growing in the pasture 
“host” plants. Not only will more 
grass grow under these conditions than 
if the clovers were not present, but the 
clovers will be an entire gain, and the 
ration of the animals will be well bal¬ 
anced. It is supposed that Blue grass 
will come in naturally in a few years. 
A little of it is very desirable ; too much 
of it is objectionable, as the pastures are 
then certain to fail in midsummer. In 
time, if the pasture is well taken care 
of, it should carry 75 sheep except in 
dry weather in midsummer, when, if 
possible, they should be turned into 
some other field in order that the grass 
may make a good growth for fall use. 
It may also be advisable to feed some 
wheat screenings, bran or some other 
light food to the sheep during midsum¬ 
mer, and care should be taken not to keep 
the sheep on the pasture too late in the fall, 
as this will certainly destroy the clover. 
Plums, Pears and Pop Corn in Maryland. 
II. C.D., Annville, Pa. —1. I expect to plant some 
plum and pear trees on my farm in Washington 
County, Md., about 12 miles southeast of Hagers¬ 
town. What varieties are best adapted to that 
locality, considering their marketable value and 
productiveness ? 2. Do different varieties of pears 
need to be planted together to secure perfect fruit¬ 
age ? If so, what varieties ? 3. What kind of 
plums will be necessary to insure perfect pollina¬ 
tion and fruitage, especially of the Wild Goose ? 
4. What varieties of pop corn are the most pro¬ 
ductive, and at the same time, most profitable ? 
ANSWERED BY J. W. KERR. 
1. In regard to the marketable value 
of plums, the best varieties of our native 
species afford much greater assurance of 
annual profitable returns. Such varie¬ 
ties as Whitaker, Milton, Lone Star, 
American Eagle, llollingstone, Charles 
Downing, Newman, Moseman, Wayland, 
and a score of other good bearers—when 
planted with intelligent regard for pol¬ 
lination of blossoms—would prove quite 
THE GREAT GERMAN COFFEE BERRY 
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profitable in Washington County, Md., 
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pears, Early Harvest (of Ohio), and Law- 
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Yes, pears as well as plums, cherries, 
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