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■ t: Timothy, fourteen pounds; orchard grass; seven pounds; meadow fescue, seven 
junds ; rye grass, six pounds; and in the month of March following, three pounds 
i red clover per acre were sown. Soil clay mixed with sand, resting on a subsoil of 
ny, is used for a meadow. We have in our herbarium thirty-six select spikes of tim- 
iliy that measure not less than nine inches in length. These spikes, or heads, were 
fiected from this plat (No. 9) previous to cutting the crop of hay in 1878. The results 
I 3 n on this plat, furnish additional proof that by proper attention to the habits of dif- 
:rent varieties of the grasses, we cut from a combination of seeds which are adapted 
i all classes of soils (when properly drained), and will give entire satisfaction to the 
:rmer. In every case the hay produced from the combinations of seed, used on these 
ifferent plats, has not failed to give entire satisfaction when fed to stock, if it was 
1 1 at the proper time and secured in the barn without injury from heavy rains. Our 
i servation coincides w T ith the experiments of Mr. Sinclair, in relation to the time of 
itting a crop of grass for winter feed, to wit: at the time of flowering. 
Another suggestion is proper, right here, to wit: In cultivating a field of stubble 
lid, it should not be worked too deep ; half or three-fourths of an inch is sufficient to 
icure a good seed-bed. On firm classes of soils 1 have even sown the combinations 
i grass seed on a loose, black soil, with no cultivation except rolling with a very 
i avy roller, just before a heavy rain fall in the latter part of August, or first part of 
Iptember, and with most excellent results. 
Plat No. 10 contained ten acres, the tract itself being rough—but surrounded by 
nooth surfaced land. These knolls, or ridges, in fact, were in the center of a splendid 
isadow, over which the mowing machine was used with entire facility. This, as well 
i the ten acre tract, was designed for a permanent meadow. I used the plow in the 
iflowing manner : Threw the furrows to lowest ground, cultivated thoroughly with 
irotary cultivator, following this with a leveler, taking the earth from the highest 
l int and leaving it in the lowest. The work was done during the latter part of June 
i d the ground seeded to buckwheat. The first of September I sowed the usual com- 
ination of seed for meadow, scattering the seed among the standing buckwheat, foi¬ 
lwing the seeder with the mowing machine and finishing the work with a heavy 
filer. The soil having been rendered loose by the growth of the buckwheat, it did 
at require any more cultivation, and cutting the stand of buckwheat before the seed 
ould germinate left young seeding free from the second growth of the buckwheat, 
ud leaving the stand of buckwheat scattered over the surface of the land furnished 
l excellent mulching for the growing seeding, assisting also in the retention of 
ioisture by arresting evaporation, which is very rapid in a porous subsoil. Cost of 
loor on this plat was $10 per acre. 
MIXTURES OF GRASS SEED FOR VARIOUS SOILS. 
The formulas or mixture of grass seed for the various soils upon which I have 
lade experiments have been given already. It remains to give the formulas used by 
Irmers in England, as well as in this country, which have been found adapted to 
\rious soils: 
,r sandy soils .* Lbs. 
nothy. 3 
I d top.*. 6 
| lvet grass. 4 
I ugh stalked meadow grass. 6 
kite clover. 12 
rdicago maculata . 3 
l;eping meadow grass. 3 
Per acre.36 
This formula contains the mixture of red top given in the history of that grass in 
previous paper. 
1 r a sandy soil, with a slight mixture of clay : Lbs . 
nothy. 2 
' ugh stalked meadow grass.6 
-ep fescue. 6 
1 e grass. 4 
:adow oat grass. 3 
tch, or wild pea. 2 
j wire grass. 3 
I d clover.10 
Per acre.36 
i r calcareous soils : 
:adow Brome grass. 5 
1 chard grass. 4 
[tgrass. 4 
1 e grass. 3 
j ugh M. grass. 9 
l ntucky blue grass. 3 
