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ufually cut when about four feet high; when dry, 
they bind it in fheaves; it generally undery rcs a heds 
in the rick, which improves it. It is excellem cg. 
der for milch-cows—horfes are not fond of it. Ts, 
inhabitants there call it fodder, by way of eminence; 
other kinds of coarfe hay being called over, i.e. 
coarfe fruff; it is alfo called white-leed, drying of a 
white colour. We have it by. our river-fide in 
Kingfmead, here and there a fmall patclt. 
94. Poa PRATENSIS. 
Great Meadow-Gra/s. 
This is the moft noble of all the graffes, agricul- 
turally confidered. Every thing that eats grafs is 
fond of it, it makes the very beft hay, and affords 
the richeft pafture. All our beft meadows abound 
with it, particularly about Laycock and Chippenham. 
It moreover has this good qualification, of abiding in 
the fame ground everlaftingly; whereas moft other 
grafles are for ever changing places. 
95- Poa TRrivIALis. 
Common Meadow-Gra/fs. 
This is a fine grafs, both for pafture and hay, yet 
very inferior to the Poa Pratenfis, being apt to go 
off after mowing, and fuffer itfelf to be fupplanted 
by Agrofis Repens, a much inferior grafs fill; but 
manure and feeding keep this grafs in vigour, and 
prevent the piratical depredations of Agrofis. All 
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