The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-17

New England farmers, as a rule, are prac
ticlng more and more the seeding of land to
grass during the fall of the year. Advocate
for this plan clam for fall seeding that the
grass Is not so liable to be troubled with weeds
the cold weather inctes vigort US growth and
brings the field IN good condition to withstand
the winters and 1T admits of the removal Of y
crop the first year CultlvatOrs at the MOI
who do not favor spring sowing, seed down
their land from August until the middle Of
= September, while at the South the seeding Of
grass lands Is delayed one month later.
At whatever season grass Is sOwn, the ex
tremes of very light seeding, which produces
large, coarse stalks, and very heavy seeding
which makes very fine ones, are to be avoided
The quantity of seed per acre depends upon
the varetie! of grasses to be grown, and the
purposes for which these are designed. limo
thy, which stands at the head of grasses in lis
nutritlve qualities, requires to be sown with
liberal hand to secure good stand. The
quantity OF seed sown in various sections diff
fers, but a safe rule ID three gallons Of clean
seed if sown alone or twelve pounds il mixed
10 the acre Sow timothy early enough to adj.
NIT of the seed getting good start before the
winter sets in. Red.tOp, another valuable
meadow grass, when sOWn alone, requires
about one bushel of seed per acre, as the seed
Is usually sown in the chaif
Pastures call for variety of grasses and
these ought to be selected with view of be
ing cropped throughout long season. In Il
word, IT Is necessary to grow grasses which
rlpen in succession in order to furnish stock
with continuous grazing of a tender, succu
lent character. The varieties should be adapt.
ed to the soil. A mixture frequently recon-.
mended for pasture by cuItivalors who have
tried il consists of meadow fox tail two pounds
white clover, five pounds; orchard grass, six
pounds: and of red clover, rough stocked
!. meadOw-grass rye. grass, timothy, blue grass,
meadow fescue and redtop, four pounds each
Fer the South, where winter pasture is The
object, the following has given good results
One bushel each OF meadow DAT grass orchard
grass and wild grass, and tour quarts each OF
blue grass red clover and white clover.
To gain best results in meadow, grasses
should be associated that blossom about the
same time. Pure meadow grasses may be de.
fint d as those with tuberOus roofs, which store
up IN bulbs one year the material of growth
for the next year and which require a certain
time for the maturing of the bulbs. Timothy
stands as the representative type of this cli, s
OF grasses. Among early grasses suited to
meadows are orchard. grass, Kentucky blue.
grass meadow fescue and tall oat. grass Tim.
Othy, Ied.iOp and Rhode Island bent grass are
numbered with late kinds.
Glover plays an important part IN both
meadows and pastures. A considerable pro
portion of the clover sown, therefore, is mixed
with other grasses. When thus associated in
moving lots it must be mixed with vare-
ties that are ready to cut at the same time.
Meadow icscue, perennial rye-grass, Kentucky
blue. grass and Italian ryegrass blossom ST.
simultaneously with clover.
Glover makes an excellent crop when sown
alone especially on light sandy SOIL still, the
practice OF seeding clover with grain crop
continues TO be very common one in many
sections A considerable amount of clover Is
sown during the late summer and autumn,
although the majority of farmers hold to the
opinios that the early spring is the better time
for seeding it.-N. y. World