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Show QRA3SES FOR PASTURAOtf. t have seeded considerable land the past ten )eara and will give briefly my experience and observation wrllea a rorreapondent of Parmer Review In Mercer count). Illinois, the blur grass land red tup In the lowland) will supplant nil other grnaae In a short time whm used either at ;neadnw or imsturage, eielally the latter M) plan of getting a good imstiire Is a follows I sed In either spring or autumn. If In spring with oats. In a nt 11 mn with r)e With oats I gu through wlih seeder and sow one bushel of clover seed to tt n acres of ground, then I sow Ihrt-i-biishela of out, disk thoroughl) lull row once the same way then sow olu peck of timothy seed, Hun cross lis. row nnd leave until oats me u-nl) to harvest, aisl almost Invariably have a good aland If on low ground I add n tittle red top which la ensll) grown nnd )lelda a bountiful suppl) of both liny and pasture I sow clover first, ns It roots deepest The following year I have an excellent nop of hay pasture In lh- full W this time blue grass appears, and In two or thrio yenra I llrmly sel After the first year the laud may be pnaliind stead lly nnd tooti form n firm sod Itye Is nn excellent crop with which to seed I plow the land nlniiit four Inches deep a soon ns nuts are out of tho wn) enough to cover nil trash. I then sow tn) r)e nt the rate of one nml one half htishtl per itrre, nnd omv teirth btislul t lover seed, harrow once nml then apply- one pick of timothy nnd low land red top nml harrow thoroughly thor-oughly This should be dime by He tember first It then get nil tlm fnll rains. After October first It tuny bo matured In dry wcnlher In tho aprlng It ma) be iaetiired without In Jury to i It her crop until Juno first. ll)o always shells out aomu nnd wilt re-aced Ithelf and makes excellent pas turo ot meadow Wheth' ceiling with r)e or oata I nlwii)s ic stole bio high lo protect from ih .ot sun. In the past ten )eur I have never )ct missed getting a good solid stand for imature or meadow. |