140 FARMER'S ASSISTANT. 



Where the water lies longer, he directs the composition 

 to be as follows : 



Of roughstalked poa, two pecks ; foxtail, two do, ; mea- 

 dow-fescue, two do.; flote foxtail, three quarts; and of 

 flote- fescue, four do. And. for situations still more wet, the 

 following : Of roughstalked poa, two pecks ; foxtail, two 

 do. ; flote foxtail, one do. ; and of flote-fescue, one do. 



The above are given merely as specimens of the quanti- 

 ties of seeds advised to be apportioned to different soils, 

 and of the several kinds which are deemed most suiiable to 

 each, in Greatbritain. Our Summers being warmer, and 

 our atmosphere less moist, it does not follow, that the 

 same sorts of grasses, or the same proportions and quantities 

 of the seeds of each, would here be found most proper 

 in similar soils. These are matters that are proper subjec s 

 of inquiry with the ingenious and experimental Farmer. 

 Generally speaking, it is believed, that the British Farmers 

 and Graziers give their grounds more seed than will be 

 found necessary in this Country, whatever may be the case 

 in Greatbritain. 



GRAVEL. See EARTHS. 



GREEN-DRESSING. Turning under a growth of green 

 vegetables, for the purpose of manuring the soil. Buck- 

 wheat is much used for this purpose. Sow it in May, about 

 half a bushel to the acre ; and, when in blossom, run a 

 roller over it, exactly in the way that it is to be ploughed 

 under. After it has been all turned under, let it lie about 

 twenty days, or a month, by which time it will be roten, 

 and fit to be ploughed again to receive the grain intended 

 to be sown. To increase the growth of the buckwheat, and 

 of course the quantity of manure, let a little gypsum be 

 strewed over the ground, if it be suitable to that manure. 

 Even to wet buckwheat, 'intended to be sown, and then 

 strew on it as much gypsum as will adhere to the grains, 

 will make the growth of it considerably larger. 



A green- dressing may be useful to a crop of wheat, 

 \vhere the land is Summer-fallowed, and at the same time 

 is in poor heart. Lands, however, which are suitable for 

 gypsum, are most easily recruited by the free use of that 

 manure and red-clover; but, where the soil is not asssisted 

 by that manure, or where it cannot be procured on reason- 

 able terms, green-dressings may be found a useful part 

 of husbandry. 



GREENS. Potherbs, proper for boiling when young and 

 tender, for food in the Spring, 



