676 



FARMERS' REGISTER 



[No. 11 



oz. or lbs. per acre. 

 80 dr. of grass weigh when "j 



n^^'^ . • f'.i ^^ '^'"" [ 39204 0= 2450 4 

 The produce of the space, ( 



ditto . 57.22 J 



The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying . . • 3675 6 



€4 dr. of grassTitford of nu- ^ 



tritive matter 2.1 dr. i ^^^, j^^ 215 5 10 

 The produce of the space, ( 



ditto . 5.0^ J 



XLII. Tritkum, Sp. 



Wheat-grass. 

 At the time oC flowering, the produce from a 

 rich randy loam is — 



Grass, 18 oz. The produce 



per acre . . 196020 0=12251 4 



80 dr. of grass weigh when "I 



rr,^'^^ r r\u ^^'^'"■178408 0=4900 8 

 The produce of the space, j 



ditto . . 115^ J 



The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying . . . 7.350 12 



64 dr. of grass afford of nu- 

 tritive matter 2.2 dr. 



The produce of the space, 

 ditto . 11.1 J 



XLIII. Fesiuca ftuitans. Curt. Lend. Engl. 

 Bot. 1520. Poa fluitans. 

 Floating fescue-grass. Nat. of Britain. 

 At the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 strong tenacious clay is — 



7657 0= 478 9 



Grass, 20 oz. The produce 



per acre . . 217800 0=13612 8 



80 dr. of grass weigh when^ 



^^^ a' e\u ^"^ '^''' !> 65340 0=4083 12 

 The produce of the space, ( 



ditto . . 96J 



The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying . . . 9528 12 



64 dr. of grass afford of nu-'j 



tritive matter 1.3 dr. ' 5955 (,= 372 3 7 

 The produce of the space, ( 



ditto . . 8.3 J 



The above produce was taken from grass that 

 had occupied the ground for four years, during 

 which time it had increased every year ; it there- 

 fore appears contrary to what some have supposed 

 lo be capable of being cultivated in perennial pas- 

 tures. 



XLIV 



Curt. Lond. Fl. Dan. 

 Yorkshire jjrass. 



Holcus lanatus 



1811. 

 Meadow soft; grass 

 Nat. of Britain. 

 At the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 strong clayey loam is — 



Grass, 28 oz. The produce 



per acre . . 304920 0=19057 8 



80 dr. of grass weigh when "] 



rPK^''^ A ' ..rih.flnl' > 106585 14= 6661 9 14 

 The produce 01 the space, ( 



ditto . 167.2fJ 



The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying . . . 12395 14 2 



64 dr. of grass afford of nu- 1 



tritive matter . 4dr. 1 j^^^^ 8=1191 1 8 

 The produce of the space, [ 



ditto , . 28 J 



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



Grass, 28 oz. The produce 

 per acre . . . 304920 0=19057 8 



oz. or lbs. per acre. 



80 dr. of grass weigh when '] 



rv^^^ ■ i" en ^^ '^'^' ]' 609S4 0= 3811 8 

 The produce of the space, ; 



ditto . . 89.2^ J 



The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying . . 15246 



64 dr. of grass afford of nu- ^ 



tritive matter 2.3 dr. ; 

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



ditto . . 19.1 j 

 The weight of nutritive matter which is 



lost by leaving the crop till the seed is 



ripe, exceeding one-third part of its 



value . . . 372 3 8 



The p'-oporlional value which ihe grass, at the 

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

 flowering, is as 11 to 12. 



XLV. Feshica dumetorum. Flor. Dan. 700. 



Pubescent fescue-grass. Nat, of Britain. 



At the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 black sandy loam is — 



Grass, 16 oz. The produce 



per acre . . " . 174240 0=10890 

 80 dr. of grass weigh when '^ 



^t'^ a' f+i "^'^'^'■•187120 0=5445 

 1 he produce of the space, [ 



ditto . . 128 J 

 The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying . . 5445 



64 dr. of grass afford of nu- ~| 



tritive matter 1 dr. ; 



The produce of the space, ; ^^^^ ^— ^'" ^ ^ 



ditto . . 4J 



XLVI. P^oa feriiUs. Host. G. A. 



Fertile meadow-grass. Nat. of Germany. 



At the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 clayey loam is — 



Grass, 22 oz. The produce 



per acre . . . 239580 0=14973 12 

 80 dr. of grass weigh when "| 



TheVoduceofthestact^^'^^^^ ^= ^^^^ ^ « 



ditto . , 184^ j 

 The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying . . 7111 8 8 



64 dr. of grass afford of nu- ^ 



tritive matter 4.2 dr. ! ^„„_ _ ,nf;9 tj t 

 The produce of the space, > ^^^^^ ^= ^^^^ ^^ ^ 



ditto . 24.3 J 



If the nutritive powers and produce of this spe- 

 cies be compared with any other of the same fami- 

 ly, or such as resemble it in habit and the soil 

 which it affects, a superiority will be found, which 

 ranks this as one of the most valuable grasses ; 

 next to the Poa angustifolia, it produces the 

 greatest abundance of early foliage, of the best 

 quality, which fijily compensates for the compara- 

 tive lateness of flowering. 



XLVII. jJrundo colorata. Hort. Kew. i. p. 174. 

 Engl. Bot. 402. Phalaris arundina- 

 cea. 

 Striped-leaved reed-grass. Nat. of Bri- 

 tain. 



At the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 black sandy loam is — 



Grass, 40 oz. The produce 



per acre 



435600 0=27225 



