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We have to say, ere concluding this section, that the remarks 

 upon ryegrass seed-saving- have no reference to the farm practice 

 of most of the farmers in the seaward districts. Their young 

 grasses are generally good, and in great part grazed, less hay 

 being made as we near the coast. The following are a few 

 mixtures of seeds as sown on farms in various parts of the shire, 

 and on which the first year's grass is either early green-cut for 

 hay or for soiling hoises fresh from the field, or grazed, generally 

 by sheep. Quantities per Scotch acre, unless otherwise stated. 

 Grass seeds are mostly all sown by hand, very few using 

 machines. 



Mr. Hugh Woodburn, Annandale, Kilmarnock : for one 

 year's hay and 2 year's pasture following, sometimes 3 year's 

 pasture — 2 bush, ryegrass, 4 lbs. white clover, 2 lbs. red, 1 lb. 

 alsyke, 2 lbs. meadow fescue, 3 Jb cocksfoot, 1 lb. timothy. Soil, 

 a strong loam. 



Mr. John Cunningham, liees, Maybole — either for hay or. 

 pasture, but two-thirds grazed for one that is made into hay ; 

 grazing 2 years — H bush, rye-grass, £bush. Italian do., 4 lbs. red 

 clover, 3 lbs. white, 2 lbs. alsyke, occasionally a little yellow, 

 and on his blackish land from 1 to 2 lbs. timothy. Soil various ; 

 see second Section. 



Mr. James Wright, South Sanquhar, St. Quivox ; for 2 

 year's grazing after barley on a sandy-loam — 2 bush, ryegrass, 

 3 lbs. white clover, 2 lbs. red, 2 lbs. yellow, 1 lb. alsyke. For one 

 year's hay on strongish loam — 2 bush, rye-grass, 7 lbs. red clover, 

 2 lbs. alsyke. 



Mr. John Hamilton, Monktonhill, Troon ; for 2 year's gra- 

 zing— If bush, ryegrass, 3 lbs. white clover, 3 lbs. red, 2 lbs. 

 yellow, 1 lb. alsyke, per imperial acre. Soil, a deep light loam. 



Mr. David Cuninghame, Chapelton, "West Kilbride ; for 2 

 year's grazing, mostly, but a small part of the first year made, 

 into hay — 1^ bush, ryegrass, ^ bush. Italian do., 3 lbs. white 

 clover, 3 lbs. yellow, 2 lbs. red, 1| lbs. alsyke. Weak, but quick 

 light land. 



Mr. Robert J. Thomson, Grange, Kilmarnock ; for 1 year's 

 hay, early green-cut and a second-cut following — li|- bush, 

 foreign Italian rye-grass, 1 bush, annual ryegrass (heavy seed), 

 2 lbs. cowgrass, 2 lbs. alsyke clover, 2 lbs. red clover, per. imp. 

 acre. Soil, a strong loam, resting chiefly on yellowish clay. Mr. 

 Thomson top-dresses the oat-stubble in autumn with about 12 

 carts town's dung per acre for the hay-crop ; and, again, with 2 

 cwt. sulphate of ammonia early next summer. 



Mr. Andrew W. Ealston, Lagg, Ayr Heads, Carrick ; for 2 

 yeais' seeds in 7-shift, first year part hay and part grazed — li 

 to 2 bush, ryegrass, 4 lbs. white clover, 3 lbs. red, 2 lbs. alsyke ; 

 generally good strong loam, but in one or two fields the " trap" 



