The grass seed would do best seeded after a hard frost,this fall. I used to sow it with fall wheat. It will lay all winter and come up great in the spring. Your too late for fall seeding Alfalfa as far north as you are.
I would plow the ground this fall. Leave it rough. The freezing and thawing will break it up real fine. Then as early in March or April next spring when the ground is dry. Lightly work the ground and level it to suit yourself. Then seed the timothy/alfalfa with a nurse crop. I would recommend oats. The oats will provide a quick cover and help suppress weeds. Then I would mow the oats/timothy/alfalfa in Mid to late May, while the oats are pretty green. I can use hay-ledge so I usually chop it. IF you don"t have the tools or the need for silage then mow it a little later. Try to catch the oats just after the milk stage. Then mow it and let it get good and dry. Then bale the mix just like any other hay. IF weeds get too big earlier then mow them before they seed or smother the alfalfa. The alfalfa is the hard part. The timothy is easy to get a good stand. Also remember that the seeding is the important thing. If the cover crop gets wet or too coarse so be it. Just do waht is best for the new seeding.
I also would not put the mix at 80/20 I would go 60/40 or 50/50. The reason being is that the grass will slowly spread and the alfalfa will thin. So if you start with too little alfalfa then you may only have it for the first few years.
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