Cultivation of Arable Land. Grafs-Seeds Proportion of neccflary. 337 



Ray Grafs, one peck; Meadow Fox-tail Giafs, two ditto, Meadow Fefcue 

 Grafs, two ditto ; Cat s-tail or Timothy Grafs, one ditto : or in the places of the 

 fecond, fourth, and fifth, Meadow Soft Grafs, or Yorkfture White, fix pecks : Rib 

 Grafs, 5lbs. ; Marl or Cow Grafs, 4lbs.* 



An able and experienced agricultor thinks it a matter of the greateft importance, 

 that a full quantity of feeds Ihould be fown in all cafes where the land is intended 

 for pafturage.f 



In the laying down land for the purpofe of good Meadows, the following propor 

 tions of thefe different grafs feeds have been recommended per acre, for lands that 

 are of the moifter kind : Meadow Fox-tail grafs, and Meadow Fefcue Grafs, each 

 two pecks and a half; Rough-ftalked Meadow Grafs and Smooth- (talked Meadow 

 Grafs, each a peck and a half; Crefted Dog s-tail Grafs and Sweet-fcented Vernal 

 Grafs, each three quarters ofa peck ; White or Dutch Clover, and Wild Red Clover 

 or Broad Clover, each one peck and a quarter. Where the grounds are much in 

 clined to moifture, the Crefted Dog s-tail Grafs and Smooth-ftalked Meadoxv 

 Grafs may be left out. Thefe are faid to foon form a good turf ; and, from their 

 being hardy perennials of vigorous growth, are not liable to be overpowered by 

 the coarfe indigenous plants of fuch lands. j 



In lands which are to be conducted under a convertible fyftem of corn and grafs, 

 it will in moft cafes be the mod advifable practice to fow feeds of the artificial 

 grafs kind, as Broad Clover, Saintfoin, &c., according to the nature of the foil, with 

 thofe of White Clover, Ray Grafs, and fome others. 



In cafes where the lands are to be kept in a permanent (late of fheep pafture, 

 though it has been advifed by fome to have recourfe to the finer forts of grafles, it 

 is probably a matter of lefs importance than has been commonly fuppofed, as the 

 coarfer forts, when in a (late of fufficiently clofe feeding, become gradually finer 

 and better ; but in order to produce this effect in the fulleft manner, they mould 

 conftantly be fo eaten down, as to prevent any of the feed-ftems from advancing. 

 The Tall Oat Grafs, the Cock s-Foot Grafs, and the Meadow Soft Grafs, have, 

 under this fort of management, become fufficiently fine, and the fame effect has 

 long been known to be produced on Rye Grafs, by the clofe eating of it down by 

 animals. 



Time and method of Jawing. In accomplifhing thefe different operations, different 

 modes are pradifed according to the manner of preparation and the particular cir- 



* Young in Communications to the Board, &c. vol. III. 



t Wilkinfon in Communications to the Board, Sec. vol. III. J Curtis s Praftical Observations. 

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