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Outdoor Problems of the Householder: Pure

Pure blue grass weighs about 23 pounds to the bushel, whereas, an ordinary market grade averages only about 12 pounds. Pure red top should weigh 24 pounds to the bushel, although it ranges as low as 10 pounds. A fair grade should weigh not less than 16 to 20 pounds to the bushel. A standard mixture of blue grass with the bent grasses and the fescues should be sown at the rate of 3 to 5 bushels of seed an acre.

Blue grass alone should be sown at a rate of from 50 to 70 pounds to the acre. White clover may be added in either case at the rate of one peck to the acre.

For latitudes north of Washington, D. C., under ideal conditions of soil and seed bed, sow a mixture of 50 pounds blue grass, 25 pounds red top and 6 quarts of white clover to the acre on fairly heavy soils. But increase the proportion of red top on light soils to equal parts by weight with the blue grass, or 37 pounds of each with 6 quarts of white clover, to the acre.