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Show Permanent Pasture, for Sheep. Hack In Ohio they have no free tanffe for sheep nnd nre compelled to make pastilles. The American heep Breedtr advises ns follows ' To get a satisfactory set of grass the lind thnuld bo put In Una condl. lion To avoid weeds, orly fertilizers should be used and a field last under some cultivated crop should ha selected select-ed preferabl) lo any other. The land should be well plourhed nnd a common bull-tonsrue should be rim In the fur-row fur-row after the first plough to break the lind us deeply ns possible no thnt It will bo able to hold moisture, 7hoi. ough harrowing should be given to make tho surface perfectly fine as well as In tettle the soil Then sow these leeeds, Half a bushel of Kentucky bluo grasn six pounds eadi of orchard grass of meadow fescue of led top nnd Kngllnh rje si ass If tho soil Is lit. ellncd tu cliy, fen poinds of timothy may he added As soon ns the seed is sown It li well covered by a plank leveler made b) fan etiing three two I inch planks six ti hc wile tog ther h) chains io f et I mi. In time pi i is a bushel of giound pi isier (sulphate nf lime) mi) ht.r) usefull) howii This will settle the soil better than a rolling would The laud should not bo pas tur 1 the first tear but If the glnsn n ds It It shoul 1 be mowel moderate I) s-i as to avoid an) lovcrltiR of denl stuff and the e,ut grass left on the Held ns u mulch Onlv moderate pns. tilting Is permissible the first cnr so hit th giasp ma) Inke rtood hold of th e round A successive dressing of pi s r shoul t be given ever) eni Hu h u miMdnw ma) be safel) stocked wi h t n in twelve sheep to tin nire, and twice as man) if some other pus-i pus-i is irovlded for nlteimte feeding; If lime is pincurnhle a drawing of live to t a bushels nn) he given every fourth )eni when a new seidlng ma) be m le nnd the old grass well harrowed har-rowed ' |