Archive image from page 492 of Cyclopedia of farm crops . Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada cyclopediaoffarm00bailuoft Year: 1922, c1907 MEADOWS AND PASTURES MEADOWS AND PASTURES 439 A fine, firm seed-bed is necessary, and the sub-sur- face must be compact to ensure the upward passage of moisture. This point will bear emphasis, many- failures occuring from not having the seed-bed sufficiently compact. Fig. 667. Six-tine grapple fork with spear. Open. If sown in fall it is usually advisable to sow not later than Sept
Archive image from page 492 of Cyclopedia of farm crops . Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada cyclopediaoffarm00bailuoft Year: 1922, c1907 MEADOWS AND PASTURES MEADOWS AND PASTURES 439 A fine, firm seed-bed is necessary, and the sub-sur- face must be compact to ensure the upward passage of moisture. This point will bear emphasis, many- failures occuring from not having the seed-bed sufficiently compact. Fig. 667. Six-tine grapple fork with spear. Open. If sown in fall it is usually advisable to sow not later than September 1. Spring sowing should be done as early as the ground will permit. Clover is usually sown in spring when the snow is still on the ground. This is a good practice because it is found that clovers germinate best under the low and steady temperature which is then maintained. Kentucky blue-grass, however, germinates best when subjected to a temperature alternating be- tween 68° and 86° F.; hence, if it is sown in fall, on or near the surface, these conditions are secured. Thus each kind of grass has a certain temperature or range of temperatures which are best suited for its germination. Under ordinary circumstances and with tempo- rary seedage, the sowing of the grass with a grain crop is advisable because it economizes the use of the land. It is well to mow the grass early the first year, even if it is to be used as a pasture. This prevents the grasses going to seed and thus weak- ening themselves. It may not be advisable to seed with a grain crop when an expensive seed mixture is used in seeding permanently, when the land is very rich — the grain crop would lodge — nor when it is so poor in condition that it could not carry both crops. Number and weight of grass seeds and amount tosoiv. It is hardly possible to give the exact formulae for seeding land to grass. The following notes are merely suggestive and may need modification to meet varying conditions. As already
Size: 1621px × 1234px
Photo credit: © Actep Burstov / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: archive, book, bookauthor, drawing, historical, history, illustration, image, page, picture, print, reference, vintage, zimmermann_a_albrecht_b_1860
