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FAIIMERS' REGISTER. 



C81 



oz. or lbs. per acre. 



25523 7= 1595 3 



310365 0is=19397 13 



21439 11 



5S703 14= 3668 15 14 



152460 0= 9528 12 

 6= 297 12 6 



65 dr. of grass afford of-' 



nutritive matter 2 2 dr. ( 

 The produce of the space, ( 



ditto - 37.2 -' 



The weight of nutritive matter which is 



list by leaving the crop till the seed be 



ripe, exceeding one-half of its value 2073 11 



At the time tlie seed is ripe the produce is — 

 Grass, 60 oz. The produce 



per acre - - 653400 0=40837 8 



80 dr. of grass weigh when \ 



dry - 38 dr. f 



The produce of the space ' 



ditto - 456 



The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying 

 64 dr. of grass afford of ^ 



nutritive matter 5.3 dr. ( 

 The produce of the space, ( 



ditto ' • 86.1 ^ 



The latter-math produce is— 



Grass 14 oz. The produce 



per acre 

 64 dr. of grass afford of) 47^4 



nutritive matter 2 dr. ) 

 64 dr. of the straws aflord of nutriiive matter 7 dr. 

 The nutritive powers of the straws simply, ihere- 

 tbre, exceed those of the leaves, in proportion as 

 28 lo 8 ; and the grass at the time of flowering, to 

 that at the time the seed is ripe; as 10 to 2.3 ; and 

 the tatter-maihj to the grass ol the flowering crop, 

 as 8 to 10. 



The comparative merits of this grass will ap- 

 pear from the above particulars to be very great ; 

 to which may be added the abundance of fine 

 Ibliage that it produces early in the sprinij. In 

 this respect if is inferior to tiie Poa fertilis nnd 

 Poa angustifid'm only. The value of the siraws 

 at the time ihe seed is ripe exceeds that of the 

 grass at ihe time of flowering, as 2t> to 10 ; a cir- 

 cumstance which increases its value above many 

 others; for, by this properly, its valuable early 

 fbhage may be cropped to an advanced period of 

 the season without injury to the crop of ha}', 

 which in other grasses which send (brth their 

 flowering straws early in the season would cause a 

 loss of nearly one-half of the value of the crop, 

 as is clearly proved by former examples ; and this 

 property of the straws makes Ihe plant peculiarly 

 valuable for the purpose of hay. 



LXXI, Phleum pratense. Var. minor. Wither. 

 B. ii. p. 118. Var. 1. 

 Meadow rat's-tail grass. Var. Smaller. 

 Nat. of Britain. 



At the time of ripening the seed, the produce 

 from a clayey loam is — 



Grass, 40 oz. The produce 



per acre 

 80 dr. of grass weigh when 



dry - - - 34 dr. 

 The produce of the space, 



ditto - - 272 ^ 

 The weight lost by the produce of one 



acreindiying .... 15654 

 64 dr. of grass afford of nu- -v 



tritive matter 2.3 dr. r jg,- <j_i,fiM 

 The produce of the space, i — 



ditto . 272 ^ 



The latter-math produce is — 

 Vol. VI.-86 



435600 0=27225 



185130 0=11570 10 



6 



13 3 



The produce 



or lbs. per acre 

 0= 9528 12 f 



Grass, 14 oz 



per acre ... 152460 



64 dr. of grass afford of nutri- 



tive matter 1.2 dr. - 3573 4= 223 5 4 



LXXI I. TJIymits arenariiis. Engl. Bot. 1672. 



U|)right sea lyme-grass. Nat. of Brit. 



At the time the seed is ripe, the produce from a 

 clayey loam is — 

 Grass, 64 oz. The produce 



per acre - - - 696960 0=43560 

 80 dr. of grass weigh when .v 



tk'^^ a' f'li.^o'^^'''^? 392040 0=24502 8 

 The produce 01 tlie space, i 



ditto - - 576 -^ 

 The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying - - - - 18957 8 

 64 dr. of grass afford of - 



nutritive matter 5 dr. / g^^^^ ^^ 3^03 3 

 The produce of the space, C 



ditto - . 80 5 

 LXXIII. Elymus geniculatus. Pendulous lyme- 

 grass. Engl. Bot. 1586, 

 Pendulous sea-Iyme-grass. Nat. of 

 England. 



At ihe time of flowering, the produce from a 

 saady soil is — 

 Grass, 30 oz. The produce 



per acre - - - 326700 0=20418 12 

 80 dr. of grass weigh when ■\ 



..u'^ .' c\u ^^ '^''- > 130680 0=8167 

 Ihe produce of the space, t 



ditto - - 192 -^ 

 The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying . - - - 

 64 dr. of grass afford of ^ 



nutritive matter 3.1 dr. f jg-g^ 3^= 1036 

 The produce of the space, C 



ditto - 24. 1.^ ^ 



LXXIV. Bromus inermis. Host. (I. A. 



Awnless brome-grass. Nat. of Ger- 

 many. Introduced by Mr. Hunne- 

 man in 1794. 



At Ihe time the seed is ripe, the produce from a 

 black sandy soil is — 

 Grass, 18 oz. The produce 



per acre - - 196020 0=12251 



80 dr. of grass weigh when"| 



rr^u'^ :,' v\v. ^^'^^■y 85758 12= 

 The produce of the space, \ 



ditto - - 126 J 

 The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in dryin 

 64 dr 



triti 



8 



12251 4 



14 3 



t. 9. 



r. of grass afford of nu- "> 

 tive matter 4.1 dr. J 



4 



5359 14 12 



6891 5 4 



y 13016 15= 813 8 15 



The produce of the space, [ 

 ditto - - 19.0f J 

 The produce of the latter-math is— 



Grass 13 oz. The produce 



per acre - - - 141570 0=8848 2 



64 dr. of grass afford of nu- 

 tritive matter 1.1 dr. - 2765 0= 172 13 



LXXV. j^grnstis vulgaris. Wither. Bot. ii. 

 132. Hud. A. capilaris; Dr. Smith, 

 A. arenaria. 

 Fine bent-grass. Nat. of Britain. 

 At the time the seed is ripe, the produce from a 



sandy soil is — 



Grass, 14 oz. The produce 



per acre - - - 152460 0= 9528 12 



80 dr. of grass weigh ^ 



when dry 40 dr. < ^^,230 = 4764 6 



X lie produce ofthe space, t 



ditto - - 112 -' 



