The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-09-10
FARM. eAa. DEN AND nousEuolp
Seeding CIR MS. Lands in the fsyi,

Seeding CIR MSS Lands in the fsJi.
The practic,, of seeding lands to grass
In the fall Is q timing rtound In mr nv sec
tons, especially among the New Eng
land farmers. Arcum ents In favor of
this custom are. The gray Is not so
liable to be iroublcd With weeds; the
cool weather viii ncits n vigorous
growth and bring the y eds in better
condition for withstaR ling the winter
than that seeded in tho spring. and last.
but by no means leas' IL admits of the
removal of a crop tho first year.
During August an d the first half OF
the month following 2. Northern cultiva-
tors, who. do not favor spring sowing.
will seed down lW IDS from which have
been harvested. small grains, potatoes,
fodder crops AMI the like. and turn over
old-sod lands ffJr this purpose. At the
South seeding of grass will be dels we'd
until September. W
Tie quantity of seed will depend upon
the varieties of grasses to be grown and
the purposes for which they are de :.
signed. The extremes of very light
seeding, which produces large coarse
stalks, and very heavy seeding. which
makes exceedingly fine ones, are to be
avoided. Pastures call for a variety of
grasses, to be sown with liberal hand.
In selecting a mixture for permanent
pasture, 1t should be borne in mind that
the land will be cropped continually
throughout the season, and therefore it
is imperative to have grasses which
ripen in succession that stock may be
supplied with tender and sucoulent
growth. The varieties should also be
selected with view of suiting the soil
for which they are designed.
Glover plays in pastures as in
meadows an important part; orchard
grass, which arrives early and remains
late, IS also a valuable constituent. This
grass is nignly esteemed, especially on
light dry soils; meadow fox-tail. with
its early md rapid growth, is another
valuable sort, and red-top is also
counted among desirable grasses for
permanent pastures. A mixture recon-
mended by various agricultural authori-
ties for permanent pastures is rs fol-
lows: Two pounds of meadow fox
tail, five pounds of white clover, six
pounds of orchard grass and four pounds
each of red clover, rough-stalked
meadow grass, rye grass, timothy, blue
grass, meadow fescue and red top. For
the South, where winter pasture is the
object, the following is suggested: One
busnel each of meadow oat grass, or
ehard grass and wild rye grass; and
four quarts each blue grass, red clover
and white clover. This pasture not TO
be grazed later than June nor earlier
than Christmas. ..nf.
A few grasses are suited to both
meadows and pastures, in illustration
of which may he cited orchard grass.
Pure meadow grasses are those with
tuberous roots, which store up in bulbs
one year the material of growth for the
next, and which require certain time
for the maturing OF the bulbs. Timothy
is representative type of this class of
grasses, hence it is highly esteemed in
meadows. Other popular meadow
grasses are red clover and Hungarian
grass. To gain best results it Is i'm
portant that the grasses associated
blossom about the same time, therefore
the wisdom OF sowing early kinds in
one moving field and late sorts in
another. Among early grasses suited
to meadows are orchard grass. Ken
lucky blue grass, meadow foscue and
tall oat grass, to which may be added
Italian rye grass if the land be moist
and rich. Timothy, red top and Rhode
Island bent grasses are numbered with
late kinds.
The importance of having the ground
thoroughly titled and generously
manfred previous to seeding it 10 grass,
either for pasture or meadow, cannot be
too strongly urged.-New York World.