Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . op isgenerally applied by means of the grass seed attachment to the graindrill. There are two methods of distributing the seed by this some cases the grass seed distributors are turned in front of the drillhoes. This provides for considerable covering of the timothy seed, and 1 Courtesy of The International Harvester Company, Chicago. MEADOW AND PASTURE GRASSES 237 is applicable only when the soil is of a sandy nature, or in excellent physicalcondition. Otherwise, it
Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . op isgenerally applied by means of the grass seed attachment to the graindrill. There are two methods of distributing the seed by this some cases the grass seed distributors are turned in front of the drillhoes. This provides for considerable covering of the timothy seed, and 1 Courtesy of The International Harvester Company, Chicago. MEADOW AND PASTURE GRASSES 237 is applicable only when the soil is of a sandy nature, or in excellent physicalcondition. Otherwise, it is generally best to distribute the seed behindthe drill hoes, and allow it to become covered by the action of rain. The wheelbarrow seeder is also used, and where the seeding by theabove-mentioned method cannot be entrusted to thoroughly competentlabor, it is better to use the wheelbarrow seeder. In this way the operatorhas only the seeding of grass to look after and will do a better job than islikefy to be done when the seeding is combined with the distribution ofgrain and fertilizers all in one Rows op Timothy, Each Propagated by Slips from the Original, row represents a distinct type. Note the variation in size and vigor. When winter grains are grown, most of the timothy is seeded withthem in the fall. When seeded in this way it makes but little growth thesucceeding year, and no hay crop is secured. The second year a fullcrop of hay is secured. In some localities timothy is seeded alone in thefall. This method is applicable in the southern portion of the timothyregion. It involves more labor, but results in a full crop of hay duringthe following season. Where spring-sown grains prevail, timothy is more frequently seededwith them in the spring. With this method, no crop is secured the first i Farmers Bulletin, 514, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 238 SUCCESSFUL FARMING season. In the southern portion of the timothy belt spring seeding with-out a nurse
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