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SECTION XVIII. 



Her d Grass, a new Soi*t of Grass ; its Quali- 

 ties., and the Land proper for its Culture. 

 Some Anecdotes, and Remarks made on Sheep, 

 fyc. during the Author's Pursuit in Search 

 of the Grass. 



THE great advantage of herd grass is that 

 it grows on swampy ground where water is 

 liable to stand : it grows in those sort of 

 swamps with such luxuriance in America, 

 as to produce, it is said, a greater burthen 

 than timothy ; and is much superior, in 

 quality, to either clover or timothy. It is 

 a much finer grass than timothy, is better 

 hay for cattle or sheep, is hardy to harvest ; 

 and, in growing, forms a sod, which mats 

 the land over in such a manner, as to cause it 

 to bear the pressure of cattle, horses, &c. 

 though previously so soft as not to bear the 

 footsteps of a man. It is the only grass that 



