230 WHAT IS NOW SOWN IN GREAT BRITAIN. 



" The grasses most pernicious to newly formed pastures are rye 

 grass in all its varieties and Holcus. lanatus (soft, woolly grass). 

 These produce an abundance of seed, are cheap, and quickly 

 make a great show, but they soon die out and leave room for 

 weeds to fill their places. All rye grasses, or nearly all, die after 

 once seeding." 



He insists strongly that among the best feeding grasses are 

 some of strong and coarse habit, while among the finer kinds are 

 many that are worthless, although many seedsmen recommend 

 the finer grasses aS of the best quality. He finds rye grass a 

 gross feeder, and where it has been sown it is very difficult to get 

 other grasses to grow. The flower-heads of all the best perma- 

 nent grasses are much liked and greedily eaten by stock, 

 consequently they rarely seed in a pasture, whereas the flower- 

 heads of the worthless grasses, which are disliked by stock, are 

 constantly seeding. In this manner the poor grasses often 

 increase while the better grasses diminish. The best grasses are 

 cropped closely, sheep, especially, discriminating very carefully 

 even where the grasses are intermingled. 



"Nature has provided a succession of nutritious grasses. A 

 meadow composed of a large percentage of foxtail is certain to 

 produce a large quantity of early keep." 



For obtaining a good' permanent pasture, it is as important to 

 secure good pure seeds of the right sorts as it is for a pomologist 

 to obtain the proper varieties of apple trees. 



Mr. De Laune continues by recommending the following mix- 

 tures for permanent meadow and pasture: 



