The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21

culture may be applied and the seed
sown on top of the ground. when
the bacteria will become covered grad
ualiy with the seed. The actinic or
chemical rays OF the SUN are not SO
strong then as later toward summer
and will not kill the bacteria. Freez-
ing does not affect the bacteria. either
in the soil or In pure cultures.
Transplantins.
Sweet clover may he transplanted
with either seedlings Of the first sea-
sons growth or with heavier roots
grown tho preceding year. Seeding
plants may lie transplanted at any
time. v In midsummer. but the
larger roots are best transplanted
while dormant or quite early In the
spring or in the fall. This is a very
good method Of planting sweet clover
for a seed crop and also to Introduce
the plant into new localities, and. If
the roots already contain bacteria, no
further incubation will lie required.
Seeding Pastures.
Clovers and grasses should he sown
together for pastures. az clovers have
the power TO provide nitrogen. which
Is used by the grasses as plant food.
A mixture will afford more and better
grazing, M at the same time be safer
for cattle, as the clovers will then
be less liable to bloat. Pastures con-
tanning mixed grasses and clovers ma
turing Mt different times furnish "a
succession OF green forage throughout
the season. The several kinds. having
different habits and requirements,
seek their foo at varying levels in
the soft and thus grow and flourish
together without detriment to each
other. They also form "a dense sod
that chokes out the weeds and holds
the moisture in the soil. A humble
OF clOvers and "a great variety of
grasses may he secded together for
pastures to good advantage. thus util-
izing the low. the wet and the shady
places, as well as the thin. poo points
and uplands. with the varieties best
adapted. Such pastures will provide
grazing for the early spring, for the
hot summer weather and for the late
fall. AS well as for tho wet and the
occasional droughty seasons. Below
Is suggested a mixture for pastures
well adapted to medium soils and to
localities from Tennessee north and
gions lying east Of the Rocky Noun
tains:
Five pounds white sweet clover. UNI
hulled 3 pounds large biennial yellow
sweet clover. unhulled ! pound alslke /;
l pound mammoth clover: pound
white clover. 4 pounds Kentucky blue
grass 3 pounds timothy . pounds red
top 3 pounds meadow fescue . pounds
Italian rye grass: 3 pounds tall. oat
grass.
In thin. pool soils and those lacking
in lime orchard grass and more ed
top may be substituted for the Ken
lucky bluegrass. In wet soils alsike
and sweet clover do better than mann
moth clover. n there redtop may
take the place of Kentucky bluegrass.
In dry sections Of the West and North
west Bromus inermis, meadow fescue
and the native prairie grasses would
suit better than Kentucky bluegrass
and timothy, and more sweet clover
should he added in place of the man.
moth and white clovers. Orchard grass
makes splendid pasture and is well
adapted to poor, dry and acid soils.
but, II combined with Kentucky blue
grass. it will eventually supersede the
latter. For woodland pastures Ken
lucky bluegrass, orchard grass, tail
meadow a grass. wood meadow
grass. and JapaA and sweet clover are
advised. In the Southern parts Of the
country sweet clover. Japan clover and