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ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN’S ASSOCIATION. 
E. H. Seward: Had liad some experience with grasses 
Liked the plan of Mr. Mead; to mix a variety of seeds 
was good, for all varieties do not ripen at the sa , 
this plan would come nearer to always having good fresh 
pastures than any other plan he knew of, foiaso 
variety would ripen and become dry, another might be 
g reen and fresh. Also White and Red Clover were good; 
Red Clover was a biennial, and died out every two ye > 
but when sown on good land would yield a large crop, u 
was best when mixed with Timothy. He once fed his cows 
all Clover, when he found they gained two or three poi 
•per cow; it should not be allowed to grow coursei an 
large; it should be sown thick, so that the sta ^s w 
fine. 
I. Boies thought no hay ever fed a cow would equa 
clover; it was worth one dollar per ton more than any 
other hay, but as to pasture he would not say a word in 
its favor All kinds were good mixed, but the more Blue 
Grass and White Clover the better. 
B». Cox: Does it not take great care and trouble to 
\ cure red clover ? 
1 Boies: It takes a great deal of faith to cure clover, 
both in the weather and all that pertains to it. It should 
not be exposed much to the weather, and should be mac e 
in small cocks, and thus let it cure in the held, 
L. Bartlett: How long does it take to cure so that 
it is tit to put in barn or stock. 
I. Boies: Said he followed close to the mower; it took 
but little more time than Timothy and Clover. 
S. K. Williams: What do you do in case of long 
rains while in cock ? 
Boies: Let it remain. Do not stir or expose it to the 
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