336 Cultivation of Arable Land. Grafs-Seeds Proportion of neceffary. 



in about the middle of fummer, when the former begins to difap pear, and the 

 White Clover becomes in its perfect: ftate a month or fix weeks later, continuing 

 through the reft of the fcafon.* 



On fuch loams as have a fubftratum of the ftone-brafh kind, it is recommended 

 by an experienced agricukor to fow per acre : of Ray Grafs, one bufhel ; Marl 

 or Cow Grafs, lolbs. ; White or Dutch Clover, 3lbs. ; Hop Clover or Trefoil, 

 rib.t 



Without difcriminating the particular kind of foil, Dr. Wilkinfon, who has had 

 much experience, recommends the ufe of White Clover in the proportion of j 2lbs. 

 Broad Clover, Trefoil, and Rib Grafs, of each 4lbs. 



Sandy Soils. On this defcription of land the following proportions have been 

 found by fome the moft ufeful : White Clover, jibs.; Trefoil, 5lbs. ; Burnet, 61bs. ; 

 Ray Grafs, one peck ; Yarrow, one bulhel ; or inftead of the laft, Rib Grafs, 4lbs. ; 

 Ray Grafs, one peck.J 



But on the fame forts of foil other experienced agricultors only make ufe o-f 

 White Clover and Trefoil in the proportion of 5lbs. each, with a bufiiel of Ray 

 Grafs, and about an equal quantity of collected grafs-feeds to the ftuute acre. 



As grades even in the richer forts of lands of this nature are liable to be much 

 injured by the moifture being too quickly conveyed away in the fummer feafbn, it 

 would feem proper to put in a full proportion of feeds in all cafes. On the poorer 

 and thinner forts, the quantities recommended in the above cafes may often be aug 

 mented, efpecially in the Burnet and Ray Grafs, with advantage. 



Chalky Soils. Thefe are found to fucceed with the following quantities : Burnet, 

 lolbs. ; Trefoil, 5lbs.; White Clover, ^Ibs. ; Yarrow, one bufhel ; or in its 

 place, Ray Grafs, one bufhel. || 



On this defcription of foil, Mr. Boys, an intelligent cultivator of much experience, 

 advifes Rib Grafs, gibs. ; White Dutch Clover, and Marl or Cow Grafs, each 

 4lbs. ; and Yellow Trefoil, 4lbs. He alfo fpeaks highly of the ufe of Saintfoin 

 in fuch cafes. And as in this, as well as the preceding foil, the grades are apt to 

 be injured by the heat of the fummer ieafon, the land (hould conftantly be well 

 flocked with grafs plants. 



Peaty Soils. In this fort of land the proportions of feed advifed below are found 

 to fucceed well by fome : White Clover, lolbs. ; Crefted Dog s-tail Grafs, lolbs. ; 



* Sir John Sinclair in Communications to the Board, &c. + Davis in Ibid. 



[ Young in Communications, &c. ^ Grecnall in Communications to the Board, &c, vol. Ill, 



tl Young in Communications to the Board, &c. 



