C68 



FARMERS' REGISTER 



[No. 11 



At the time of flowering, the produce is — 



oz. or lbs. per acre. 

 Grass, 11 oz. The produce 

 per acre . . 152460 0= 9528 12 



8 



80 dr. of grass weigh when "] 



Th7produceof"the s^pace! \ 6^984 0= 4811 



ditto . . 89.2fJ 

 The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying . . 5717 4 



64 dr. of grass afford of nu- ^ 



tritive matter 3 dr. ! _,,„ _ 



The produce of the space, f ^^^® ^= ^^^ ^^ ^ 



ditto . . 10.2J 



The weight of nutritive matter which is 



lost by leaving the crop till the seed 



be ripe, being half of the value of the 



crop . . . 223 5 5 



The proportional value by which the wrass at 

 the time of flowering exceeds that at the time the 

 seed is ripe, is as 6 to 12. 



The proportional difi'erence in the value of the 

 flowering and seed crops of this grass is directly 

 the reverse oC that of the preceding species, and 

 affords another strong proof of the value of the 

 straws in grass which is intended lor hay. The 

 etaws at the time of flowering are of a very suc- 

 culent nature ; but from that period till the seed be 

 perfected, they gradually become dry and wiry. 

 Nor do the root-leaves sensibly increase in num- 

 ber or in size, but a total suspension of increase 

 appears in every part of the plant, the roots and 

 peed-vessels excepted. The straws of the Poa 

 trivialis are, on the contrary, at the time of flow- 

 ering, weak and tender; but as they advance to- 

 wards the period of ripening the seed, they be- 

 come firm and succulent: after that period, how- 

 ever, they rapidly dry up, and appear little better 

 than a mere dead substance. 



XIII. Festaca glabra. Wither. B. ii. p. 154. 

 Smooth lescue-grass. Nat. of Scotland. 

 At the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 clayey loam with manure is — 



Grass, 21 oz. The produce 



per acre . . 228690 0=14293 



80 dr. of grass weigh when~) 



dry . 32 dr. j 



The produce of the space, f ^^^^G 0= 5717 4 



ditto . 134.1y^fJ 



The weight lost by theproduceof one 



acre in drying . . 8576 14 



64 dr. ot grass afford of nu- ] 



tritive matter 2 dr. I 



The produce of the space, ( "^^^^ 0= 446 10 



ditto . 10.2 J 



At the time the seed is ripe, the produce is— 

 Grass, 14 oz. The produce 



per acre . 152460 0= 9528 12 



SO dr. of grass weigh when ] 



dry . 32 dr. „ „ 



The produce of the space, I ^^^^* 0= SSll 8 



ditto . 89.2^ J 



The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying . . 5717 4 



64 dr. of grass afford of nu- "l 



tritive matter 1.1 dr. 2977 11= 186 111 

 The produce oi the space, j 



ditto . 4.1fj 



The weight of nutritive matter which is 



lost by leaving the crop till the seed be 



ripe, exceeding half of its value . 260 9 



The proportional value which the grass at the 



time the seed is ripe bears to that of the crop at 

 the time of flowering, is as 5 to 8. 

 The produce of latter-math is — 



oz. or lbs. per acre. 

 98010 0= 6125 10 



765 11= 



47 13 



Grass, 9 oz. The produce 



per acre 

 64 dr. of grass afford of] 



nutritive matter 2 dr. I 

 The produce of the snace, f 



ditto . 1.0^ ar. J 



The proportional value which the grass of the 

 latter-math bears to that of the crop at the time 

 of flowering is as 2 to 8, and to that of the crop 

 at the time the seed is ripe is as 2 to 5. 



The general appearance of this grass is very 

 similar to that of the Festuca dariuscula : it is, 

 however, specifically difl'erent, and inferior in 

 many respects, which will be manifest on com- 

 paring their several produce with each other; but 

 if it be compared with some others, now under 

 general cultivation, the result is much in its (avor, 

 the soil which it afi'ecis being duly attended to. 

 The Jfnthoxanthum odoraium being taken as an 

 example, it appears that 



Fcstitca glabra afl^ords of nutritive matter — 



lbs. per acre. 

 From the crop at the time of flowering 446 ) „„„ 

 At the time the seed is ripe, ditto . 186 j 



Jlnthoxanihum odoraium, 



At the time of flowering, ditto . 122? .„„ 



At the time the seed is ripe, ditto . 311 5 

 The weight of nutritive matter which is 

 afforded b)' the produce of one acre of 

 the Festuca glabra, exceeding that of 

 the Jnlhoxanthum odoratum in propor- 

 tion nearly as 6 to 9 . . 199 



XIV. Festucarvbra. "Wither. B. ii. p. 153. 

 Purple fescue-grass. Nat. of Britain. 

 At the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 light sandy soil is — 



Grass, 15 oz. The produce 



per acre . . 163350 0= 10209 6 



80 dr. of grass weigh when ^ 



TheFoduceof'thes^ptce; j^ 56923 12= 3557 11 



ditto . . 102 j 

 The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying . . . . 6651 11 



64 dr. of glass afford of") 

 nutritive matter 1.2 dr. ! 

 Theproduceof the space, [ 



ditto . • 22j%J 



At the time the seed is ripe, the produce is — 

 Grass, 16 oz. The produce 



per acre 

 80 dr. of grass weigh when ] 



Th'lSVoduceonhespactf "^^^^^ «= ^»«« « « 



ditto . . llSi^eJ 



The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying .... 



64 dr. of grass afford of"! 



nutritive matter 2 dr. i 5^45 q_ 

 The produce of the space, [ 



ditto . . 8 J 



The weight of nutritive matter which is 



lost by taking the crop when the grass 



is in flower, being nearly one-third part 



of its value . . 101 S 



The proportional value which the grass at the 



3828 8= 239 4 8 



174240 0= 10890 



5989 8 



340 



