Mr. Living/ion's Experivwiti on Lucerne. 6'j 



than the one that preceded, or thofe that followed it. — On 

 the 28th of July, mowed a third time for hay ; the produft 

 as nearly as I could judge, about 6 cwt. dry. The clover 

 aided this crop very Httle, the drought having prevented 

 it from rifmg much after the lafl cutting, and indeed a 

 confiderable part of it had dried out. As no clover appeared 

 after this, and the lucerne was perfeftly free from weeds, I 

 conceived the idea of leaving it for feed ; and did not therefore 

 cut it when in bloifom, as I might have done, and have had 

 a fifth crop : the feeds were not ripe till the ift of October, 

 when it was again cut, and produced about 6 cwt. of dry 

 hay. Though the feed looks fair and ripe, and promifes 

 to yield a confiderable quantity, yet from not underftanding 

 the management, or from the lucerne's having been touched 

 by the froft, I have been able to make no hand of colledinp- 

 it ; perhaps after it has laid longer, it v/ill be more eafily 

 feparated from the pod. 



EXPENCE PER ACRE OF THIS EXPERIMENT. NO. L 



Ploughing, &c. charged to oats, 



16 lbs. clover and lucerne feed, at 1/3 ;^. i 00 

 Sowing and harrowing in, .... 3 o 



8 buflaels gypfum, at 4/^ . . . . 112 o 



id cutting, making, &c 010 o 



id Do 80 



13 o 



