682 



FARMERS' REGISTER. 



[No. 11 



oz. or lbs. per acre. 

 The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying ... - 4764 6 

 64 dr. of grass afford of -n 



nutritive matter 1.2^*^ f 4^19 15= 251 3 15 

 The produce of the space, i 



ditto - - 5.1-'j ^ 



This is one of the most common of the bents, 

 likewise the earliest; in these respects it is supe- 

 rior to all others of the same family, but inferior to 

 several of them in produce and the quantity of nu- 

 tritive matter it affords. As the species of this 

 family are generally rejected by the cultivator on 

 account of the lateness of their flowering, and this 

 circumstance, as has already been observed, does 

 not always imply a proportional lateness of foliage, 

 their comparative merits in this respect may be 

 better seen by bringing them into one view, as to 

 the value of their early foliage. 



The apparent difference of time. Their nutritive powers. 



Agrostis vulgaris Middle of April - 1.2| 

 palustns One week later - 2.3 



stolonifera Two ditto • - 3.2 

 camna Ditto, ditto - - 1.3 

 stricta Ditto, ditto - - 1.2 

 nivea Three weeks, ditto 

 littoralis Ditto, 

 repens Ditto, 

 mexicana Ditto, 

 fasicularis Ditto, 

 LXXVI. jigrostis palustris. 

 129. Var. 2, alba 

 A. alba. 

 Marsh bent-grass. 

 At the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 bog earth is — 



Grass, 15 oz. The produce 



per acre 

 80 dr. of grass weigh when 



dry - - 36 dr. 

 The produce of the space, 



ditto - - 108 -^ 

 The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying .... 

 64 dr. of grass afford of nu- ^ 



tritive matter 2.3 dr. 

 The produce of the space, 



ditto - lO.li^ 



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



Grass, 20 oz. The produce 



per acre - - 217800 0=13612 



80 dr. of grass weigh when .^ 



dry - - 32 dr. 

 The produce of the space, 



ditto - - 128 - 

 The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying .... 

 64 dr. of grass afford of nu- .^ 



tritive matter 2.3 dr. 

 The produce of the space, 



ditto - - 13.3' 

 The weight of nutritive matter which is 



lost by taking the crop at the time of 



flowering, being one -fourth part of its 



value 



The proportional value of grass in each crop is 

 equal. 



LXXVIi. Panicum dactylon. Engl. Bot. 850. 

 Host. G. A. ii. t. 18. 

 Creeping Panic grass. Nat. of Bri- 

 tain. 



Ai the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 ^andy loam, with manure, is — 



or lbs. per acre. 

 0=31308 12 



22.5423 0=14088 15 



17219 13 



15654 6= 9783 6 



283140 0=17696 4 



123873 12=7742 I 12: 



163350 6=10209 6 



73507 8= 4594 3 8 



5615 2 8 



7018 15= 438 10 15 



8 



87120 0= 5445 



8167 8 



9358 9= 584 14 9 



146 3 10 



9732 15 



15484 3= 967 12 



304920 0=19057 8 



Grass, 46 oz. The produce 



per acre - - - 500940 

 80 dr. of grass weigh when .^ 



dry - - 36 dr. 

 The produce of the space, 



ditto - - 331.0-^^ 

 The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying .... 

 64 dr. of grass afford of nu- .v 



tritive matter 2 dr. 



The produce of the space, 



ditto - - 23 •' 



LXXVIII. jigrostis stolonifera. Engl. Bot. 

 1532. Wither. Bot. ii. 181. (Flo- 

 rin, Dr. Richardson.) 

 Creeping bent. Nat. of Britain. 

 At the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 bog soil is — 



Grass, 26 oz. The produce 



per acre - - - 

 80 dr. of grass weigh when 



dry - - 35 dr. 

 The produce of the space, 



ditto - - 182 ^ 



The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre ...... 



64 dr. of grass afford of nu- .v 



tritive matter 3.2 dr. 

 The produce of the space, 



ditto - - 22.3^ 



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



Grass, 28 oz. The produce 



per acre ... 

 80 dr. of grass weigh when 



TheVluceof'thespLt^^^^l^ 0=8575 14 



ditto - - 201.2^-' 

 The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying - - . . 10481 10 

 64 dr. of grass afford of nu- .^ 



tritive matter 3.2 dr. 1 

 The produce of the space, 



ditto - 24.2 ■' 



The weight of nutritive matter which is 



lost by taking the crop at the time of 



flowerinff, being nearly one-fourteenth 



of its value .... 74 7 2 



LXXIX. Jigrostis stolonifera. Var. angustifolia. 

 Creepmg bent, with narrow leaves. 

 Nat. of Britain. 



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

 bog soil is — 

 Grass, 26 oz. The produce 



per acre - - 261360 0=16335 



80 dr. of grass weigh when ^ 



o^u ""^ ., ■ f'fj,. fltl' f 117612 0= 7350 12 

 The produce of the space, l 



ditto - - 172.31 -^ 

 The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying ... 8984 4 



64 dr. of grass afford of nu- .^ 



tritive matter 3 dr. 



The produce of the space, 



ditto - - 18 - 

 The weight of nutritive matter afforded 



by the produce of one acre of the 



Jigrostis stolonifera exceeding that of 



the variety in proportion, as 6 to 8 



The above details will assist the farmer in de- 

 ciding on the comparative value of this grass 

 I From a careful examination it will doubtless ap 



16675 0= 1042 3 5 



12251 4= 765 11 4 



276 8 1 



