How to sow Seed.

King Country Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 104, 22 October 1908, Page 3

How to sow Seed.

Here is a reply to a correspondent in the Farmer and Stockbreeder, which is of interest ia showing what qrantity of seed is recommended to be sewn: Permanent pasture. The grasses which you sent are of no use whatever, neither in a permanent pasture nor in one's lands at all. They are weeds, that is the reason why they "do well on the land." Their names are: 1. Ratstail fescue; 2. Wavy hairgrass; 3. Yorkshire fog. For a permanent pasture you want permanent grasses in the first instance, and such that grow well on your land, and possess the utmost feeding value. We append a mixture for a permanent pasture, which contains the very best fodder grasses. We strongly advise you not to buy the grasses mixed, but get them separately and mix them yourself. Thus you are sure to get better quality. Also ask the merchant to guarantee the purity and germination of all the seeds you buy. When following this advice farmers would be spared much disappointment resulting from the use of bad seeds. Quantity Name of Approxiper acre. Seed. mate price. s. d. 2J lbs. Cocksfoot 2 5£ 4 i ~ Meadow fescue. 3 4J 1 ~ Timothy 0 6 1 ~ Rough stalked meadow grass 1 6 1 ~ Smooth stalked meadow grass Oil 2£ ~ Foxtail 3 0 J ~ Yarrow 2 6 2 ~ White clover 2 8 14J lbs. per acre 16 10J As a protection sow one pound of rape per acre. The question of the quantity of seed best to sow when grasses are laid down, might well form the subject of inevstigation by some of our experimental farms. If the sowing of 14J pounds of seed is sufficient per acre as recommended above, it is folly to go to the expense of sowing double the quantity. If the soil is in really good condition for receiving the seed, it is wonderful what a small seeding is necessary. Some of our best pastures in the bush districts have been sown down with lOlbs to 121bs of seed.—Farmers' Union Advocate.