Show irrigation for fora a pasture I 1 wv V kofl ofton pr have do ich V for I 1 the he I 1 it pasture pa for dairy darryl bows alfalfa of cour courses sois the nah t productive single plant out it is not always aval availably laho connison rd r d clover will ulso produce a good crop but it re quires care in an pasturing iiii ing jar A mixture MiX tule composed of j tile the follow owing td should give good re results stilts on oil out our irrigated lands land S api timothy I 1 six pounds I 1 brome grass five pounds meadow fescue tive fi ve pounds tall oat bat gras three li pounds assilie clovi clover r Ll three Irtle alfalfa two pounds pou lid s making a total of twenty four pounds of seed to the acre and a little liitle red top may be added for foi wot situations says the denver hield field and farm tho the brome find the tall oat gr grasness gras assess are ae the buic quickest icess growers and will produce the bulk of the pasture the first season the seed b bed e d should be clean and well prepared and the seed sown enly in ill tl alie ie spring since it a poma nent pasture is s expected to last for a number ingber of years it is very vess necess try iry thit a goi d stand be obtained the first season in order to secure this care should bo be taken in the preparation of the seed bed in the seed and in ill the carin caring tg of pasture until it is is well established if the sowing bowina is done in the tha fall the seed should be put upon land that has been suni summer nier fallowed fallowes fall owed it is i s also a good plan when sowing in r in the spring to SUID summer M 0 r fallow theland the land for one season ireve previous oui to the seeding and in some cases it is a good rood practice to bury or plow uner ide it at least one cr crop 1 p in order to supply the land with hunius humus and plant food rhe seed is usually sown by hand after it is thoroughly mixed care should be taken to secure e an 11 evon even distribution of the seed in cases it muy lie necessary to sow the farirer parities adi vari ties of seeds first and then go over the land again 11 with the smaller seeds in nearly all cases case the seeds cn can be covered deep enough with a harrow litti row and some soine faiks finish with a en As a usual it is not consid considered ered good practice to graze ri azo a permanent pasture the year A better plan is is to in mow ow the crop off lind and leave the the land to act it this also aids in keeping down tile the weeds the close closeness noss of grazing will depend upon the soil and climate con dit editions ions it should not bo be fed off too to 0 close in summer months when the we belither lither is hot and dry us ts theal the plants ants are injured by tho the tramping and the loss of tam moisture 01 on the dry light sandy soils close grazing should not bo be fallowed fallowes fall owed |