The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-09-12
How To Plant
And Harvest
Timothy Crop
Usually Grown In Rotations With
Other Crops. Seeding and the
Management Of Meadows

Timothy ordinarily Is grown in mix.
lures, usually with red clover or with
red and alsike clovers. In the New
England States and parts of New
York red top commonly is added to
The mixture. Alsike clover Is es.
pecially to be recommended on poor.
ly drained soils that have tendency
to heave, as under such conditions it
generally will come through the win
ter better than red clover. On such
soils red top can be added to good
advantage. The first crop of hay is
composed chiefly of clover. After the
first year most OF the clover disap-
pears and the following hay crops are
made up almost entirely Of timothy
or of timothy and red top. In some
Of the irrigated valleys of the north
west alfalfa is substituted for clover
In mixture with timothy.
Seeding
Timothy generally is sown with
wheat, rye, oats, or barley which
commonly are referred to as nurse
crops. The first hay crop is produc-
ed, as rule, the year after the grain
crop ia harvested. When seeded with
spring grains the timothy seed, to-
gether with the clover or grasses to
be grown in mixture with It, is
sown at the same time as the grain.
When winter grain Is used as nurse
crop either portion or all Of the tim
othy seed may be sown with the
grain or in the spring with the clov.
er. When sown in early spring the
timothy may be broadcasted with one
of the various types Of hand seeders
and left on the surface of the soil
to be covered by alternate freezing
and thawing; or seeding may be de-
layed until the surface Of the soil has
become somewhat dry, when the seed
should be covered with spike tooth
harrow.
Timothy may be sown alone in the
fall and crop OF hay harvested the
following season. IN the latitude Of
northern Ohio and southern New
York the best results may be expect
ell when the seed is sown from about
August % to September 10, though
an excellent stand is sometimes OBJ.
tanned when sown as late as October
/. II clover is to be grown with tim
othy, the clover seed may be sown
on the field early in the spring and
left on the surface OF the soil to be
covered by freezing and thawing.
Timothy seed always should be
sown on well compacted seed bed,
otherwise the conditions will be UNI
favorable to the proper development
of the young plants. #r
The quantity Of seed to be used
will depend somewhat on the condi-
ton OF the soil, but on the average
from 10 to ~ pounds per acre have
been found quite satisfactory. II
mixed with clover from s to 10
pounds of timothy and 10 pounds OF
red clover, or 5 pounds of red clov-
err and Q pounds of alsike clover are
generally recommended.
Management Of Timothy Meatows
Timothy usually is grown in rota'
ton with other crops, the timothy
commonly occupying the land for two
or three years during each rotation.
Where there is good stand of tim.
othy the yields may be increased by
top dressing the meadows with eth.
err farm manure or commercial fertil.
tiers. The former may be spread on
the meadow during the fall, winter,
or early spring. Commercial fertil.
izers should be spread on the land
in the spring, soon after the growth