Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-03-20
Agricultural anO Domestic,
Grass secd--Quantl,y to the Acre.

Mr.. VIM. Stoms of Cincinnati, in re-
cent letter to the Prairie Farmer, writes
very sensibly with reference to the quantity
of seed which it is advisable to SOW to the
acre. Mr.. S. belongs to about the Oldest
seed store in Cincinnati, and one OF the
most reliable and successful He is n
man of observing habits and has among his
customers some of the best farmers in the
Ohio Valley. What he states, therefore,
may be regarded as deduction from the
experience of others, as well as of himsclfin
the matter under consideration. 1t is hence
worthy the careful perusal and especial re-
gard of Western farmers, and graziers in
general. Mr.. Stoms says:
any position has been such for the past
fifteen years as to give good opportunity of
seeing and knowing a great difference
among farmers as to the quantity of grass
seed that should be put upon an acre of
ground. 1t is indeed amusing to note the
extremes. They run thus: One bushol of
timothy seed for two acres, on one hand,
and one bushel for ten acres on the other !
Yes, l have seen farmers, old fogy farmers,
buv one bushel of timothy seed which they
said was to SOW ten acres! The occurrance
is frequent. that a bushel of seed is made to
serve eight acres. More frequently, how
ever, it IS brought to the range of six. My
own advice has always been to put one
bushel of timothy seed, to four acres Of
ground, and this rule is now pretty generally
adopted in the neighborhood of Cincinnati.
One among the very best of farmers in this
county, Mr.. Neave, always makes it rule
to put half bushel of pure timothy to the
acre, and it is VIGOROUSLY known hereabouts
that he cuts more hay and Of better quality
than any other man of his size in the State.
The crop comes on at once and without de-
Law, free from all noxious weeds or other
delertertious grasses. When his hay comes
to market it never fails to bring the highest
price going, because of its being pure timo-
thy grass, and nothing else. Farmers,
think of it, YOU who would save two dollars
through false economy in the purchase of
of seed, and loose'twenty dollars in a short
ness of crop. Besides, remember that by
false policy in seed saving you only impart
new life and vigor to magnificent field Of
weeds. Ifyou don't sow, and SOW well, 1t
is impossible to reap and of this gentle ad-
monition, Mcssrs Editors, l leave you to
keep their memories well logged. In clover
seed, the came fanatic tricks are played out
by Farmers-some sowing bushcl on four
arces, and Others the same quantity on
twelve. OF course both are wrong, but the
skin-hinter most so. On ordinary ground a
bushel of good, sound, clean clover seed will
SOW six acres, and no more. That is my
practice on good land. Is it yours! Why
don't you make table for 'inquiring minds,
and place it some where in the columns of
the Prairie Farmer, and there let it stand
as a monitor to grass growers, showing them
at any time the amount of seed which
should be sown upon an acre of land OF
course extremes in the qualities of soil
would make some difference in the amount
of seed desirable; poor land wanting more
than that which is very rich, and vice versa.
Your table might run something in this wise
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