672 



FARMERS' REGISTER. 



[No. 11 



Upright perennial brome-grass. Nat. ofBritain. 



Ai the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 rich sandy soil is — 



oz. or lbs. per acre. 

 Grass, 19 oz. The produce 



per acre 

 80 dr. of grass weigh when 



dry - 36 d 



The produce of the spacC; 



206910 0= 12931 14 



ditto 



136 



len -. 



drV 

 ce, r 

 3i) 



93109 8: 



5819 5 8 



7112 8 8 



8890 10= 555 10 10 



effusum. Curt. Lond. Engl. 



75957 12 = 4747 5 12 



5359 14= 334 15 14 



The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying ... 



64 dr. of grass afford of ^ 



nutritive matter 2.3 dr. 

 The produce of the space, 



ditto - 13.0i 



XXVI. M'dium 

 Bot. 1106. 



Common millet-gras^. Nat. of Britain. 

 At the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 light sandy soil is — 



Grass 11 oz. 8 dr. The pro- 

 duce per acre - - 196020 0= 12251 4 



80 dr. of grass weigh when .. 

 dry - - 31 dr. 



The produce of the space, 

 ditto - - .[lJ1.2f 



64 dr. of grass afford of 



nutritive matter 1.3 



The produce of the space, 



ditto - - l.'ilJ 



This species in ns natural state seems confined 

 to woods as its place of growth ; but the trial that 

 is here mentioned, confirms the opinion that it will 

 grow and thrive in open exposed situations. It is 

 remarkable for the lightness of the produce, in 

 proportioti to its bulk. It produces foliage early 

 in the spring, in considerable abundance ; but its 

 nutritive powers appear comparatively little. 



XXVII. Festuca pratensis. Engl. Bot. 1592. C. 



Lond, 

 Meadow fescue-grass. Nat. of Britain. 



At the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 bog soil, with coal ashes for manure, is — 



Grass, 20 oz. The produce 



per acre . 217800 0=13612 



80 dr. of grass weigh when^ 



dry . 38 dr. !,^o," o r.^- i- n 



The produce of the spare, r^''^^*''' 8= 646o la 



ditto . 152 J 



The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying . . 7146 9 



64 dr. of grass afford of nu- "| 



tritive matter 4.2 dr. '. iron ■, okt o i 

 The produce of the space, ( ^''^'^ ^= ''^^ ^ ^ 



ditto . 22.2 J 



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



Grass, 28 oz. The produce 



per acre . . 304920 0=19057 



80 dr. of grass weigh when ^ 



The produce of the space, M^lJOS 



ditto , . 179.0}J 

 The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying . . 11434 



64 dr. of grass afford of nu-~| 



tritive matter 1.2 dr. ! 

 The produce of the space, I 



ditto . 10.2 j 



The weight of nutritive matter which is 



8 



8 



7623 



S 8 



7146 9= 446 10 9 



lost by leaving the crop till the seed be 



ripe exceeding one half of its value 510 7 8 



The value of the grass at the time the seed is 

 ripe, is to that of the grass at the time of flower- 

 ing, as 6 to 18. 



The loss which is sustained by leaving the crop 

 of this grass till the seed be ripe is very great. 

 That it loses more of its weight in drying at this 

 stage of growth, than at the time of flowering, 

 perfectly agrees with the deficiency of nutritive 

 matter in the seed crop, in proportion lo that m 

 the flowering crop : the straws being succulent in 

 the former, they constitute the greatest part o( the 

 weight ; but in the latter they are comparatively 

 withered and dry; consequently the leaves con- 

 stitute the greatest part of the weight. It may be 

 observed here, that there is a great diflferenre be- 

 tween straws or leaves that have been dried after 

 they were cut in a succulent state, and those 

 which are dried (if I may so express it) by nature 

 while growing. The former retain all their nu- 

 tritive powers ; but the latter, if completely dry, 

 very little, if any. 



XXVIIl. Zo/mmpereAme. Engl. Bot. 315. Flo, 

 Dan, 747. 

 Perennial rye-grass. Nat. of Britain. 

 At the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 rich brown loam is — 



oz. or lbs. per acre. 

 Grass, 11 oz. 8 dr. The pro- 

 duce per acre , 125235 0= 7827 3 

 80 dr. of grass weigh when ") 



TheVduce'of the 'ptce. l^ ^^156 13= 3322 4 1* 



ditto . 78-J--V J 



The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying , , , 4494 14 3 



64 dr. of grass afford of nu- "| 



tritive matter 2.2 dr. i ^g 

 The produce of the space, [ -^^ t-i i^r 



ditto . 7,01 J 



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

 Grass, 22 oz. The produce 



per acre , . 239580 0=14973 12 



80 dr, of grass weigh when ^ 



TheVduce'ofthes^ct.^ ^'*^^ «= "^^^^ ^ 



ditto , 105.24 j 



The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying , . . 10481 10 



64 dr. of grass afford of nu- ^ 



tritive matter 2.3 dr. ^ ^^294 7= 643. 6 7 

 The produce of the space, i 



ditto . 150VV J 

 The weight of nutritive matter which is 



lost by taking the crop at the time of 



flowering exceeding nearly one half of 



its value . . . 337 8 8 



The proportional value which the grass at the 

 time of flowering bears to that at the time the seed 

 is ripe is as 10 to 11. 



The produce ol the latter- math is — 



Grass, 5 oz. The produce 

 per acre . • 54450 0= 3403 2 



64 dr. of grass afford of nu- 

 tritive matter 1 dr, , 850 12= 53 2 12 



The proportional value which the grass of" the 

 latter-math bears to that at the time of flowering, 

 is as 4 to 10, and to that at the time the seed is 

 ripe, as 4 to 11, 



