Grass Seed in the Pockets.

Southland Times, Issue 8063, 18 July 1885, Page 4

Grass Seed in the Pockets.

There should be no time lost in the seeding of meadows and pastures in ihe spring. If there is any indication of freezing oat, throw on a little grass seed over the weak or thin places, and always of varieties suited to the situation. An old man famous for lis ( luck * in gran, being asked for his s cret, replied, 1 Always carry your coat-pockets full of seed jn the spring, and don't be afraid to use it when yon find a bare or thin spot!.' rimo by is especially apt to kill. This 1 b from two principal causes. It forms a bulb just at the inriace of the ground la{& in the Beaton. This is the storehouse for, the' next eea on's growth. Hogs, aheep, and horses are food of this, and, in close grazing, are apt to destroy it. Tramping also injures it. Hence while one of the Lest meadow grasses it is one of tha wont for dose-fed pastures. Clover is apt to f reese out by the gradual lifting of the crown throagh succcKive freezing and thaw. ing. Hence upoa soils maoh liable to heave Alsike should take its place. White olover also does well on moist soils, but, not on one permanently wet. Orchard grass is one of tta« best pasture gia<ses, starting early in the season arid sprineing quickly after being grazed. It likes a goo.l loam or even a s dJy Boil if rich. Bed.top is excellent grata for ; jnoist situations and retains its hold' on, t^e soil for a long time, In fact we have too few pasture , grasses, or rather farmers are not sufficiently awake to the importance of variety in pasture grwiei .— American* j