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to remark here that the climate of Scotland, in some respects, 

 does not differ much from our own. The latitude of Edinburgh 

 is 55° 57', that of Boston, 42° 21' ; while the mean annual tem- 

 perature of the former is 47°. 1 Fahr., that of the latter, 48°. 9, 

 showing a very slight difference. But our summers are hotter, 

 and we are annually liable to the most severe and parching 

 droughts, such as are not often felt in Scotland. 



The quantities are stated in pounds. If any one is desirous 

 of reducing them to measures he may easily do so by the use 

 of table XIV., which gives the weight per bushel of each species. 



Table XVI. For Permanent Pasture. 



Meadow Foxtail, . 

 Orcliard Grass, 

 Hard Fescue, 



Tall Fescue, .... 

 Meadow Fescue, . 

 Italian Kye Grass, 

 Perennial Rye Grass, . 

 Timothy, 



Redtop, 



Rough-stalked Meadow Grass, 

 Red Clover, .... 

 Perennial Clover, . 

 White Clover, 



2 pounds. 



G 

 2 



2 

 2 

 6 

 G 

 4 

 2 



3 



2 



3 

 5—45 



Here we have a considerable number of species, and accord- 

 ing to table XIV., over 45,500,000 seeds. Thus, though we use 

 less than half as many seeds as our farmers generally do, we 

 still allow more than seven seeds to the square inch, or over 

 1,000 seeds to the square foot, a number larger than the number 

 of plants found in the rich and closely woven sward of an old 

 pasture, as seen in table XV. These, it will be scan, even if 

 we make a large allowance for bad seeds, will produce as many 



