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FARMERS' REGISTER, 



[No. 11 



4 



2 



5104 11= 



3403 2 



319 11 



A. 



ti ve powers appear to be very inconsiderable. The 

 sped of this species Mr. Schreber describes (in 

 BeschreibunjT der (Eraser) as the manna grass. 

 In Poland, Lithuania, &c., it is collected in great 

 abundance, when, after beuig thoroughly separat- 

 el from the husks, it is fit (or use. When boiled 

 with milk, or wine, it (brnis an extremely palala- 

 b'e Ibod, and is most commonly made use of 

 whole, in the manner of sago, to which it is in 

 general preferred. 



LXXXVIII. ^grostis lobata. Curtis, lobafa et 

 arenaria. 

 Lobed bent-grass. 

 At the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 sandy soil is — 



oz. or lbs. per acre. 



Grass, 10 oz. The produce 



per acre - - 108900 0= 6806 



80 dr. of grass weigh when -v 



Tu'^ a' f'n "^^^'-i 5«50 0=3403 

 The produce ol the space, i 



ditto . - 80 -' 

 The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying 

 64 dr. of grass afford of nu- ^ 



tritive matter 3 dr. 



The produce of the space, 



ditto - 7.2 ^ 



LXXXIX. Agrostis repens. Wither. Bot 

 nigra. 

 Creeping-rooted bent, black bent. 

 Nat. of Britain. 



At the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 clayey loam is — 

 Grass, 9 oz. The produce 



per acre . . - 

 80 dr. of grass weigh when .v 



dry - - 35dr. / 

 The produce of the space, i 



ditto - - 63 -' 

 The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying - . - - 

 64 dr. of grass afford of nu- -^ 



tritive matter 3 dr. 



The produce of the space, 



ditto - - 6,3 -' 



XC. Agrostls mexkana. Hort. Kew. i. p. 150. 

 Mexican bent-grass. Nat. of S. Ameri- 

 ca. Introduced, 1780, by M. G. Alex- 

 ander. 

 At the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 black sandy soil is — 

 Glass, 28 oz. The produce 



per acre - - 304920 0=19057 8 



80 dr. of grass weigh when -^ 



r^,*^^^' j' r'iT, ^^ '*'"•> 106722 0=6670 2 

 The produce of the space, t 



ditto - 156.3J -» 



The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying . - - - 

 64 dr. of grass afford of nu- .^ 



tritive matter 2 dr. 



The produce of the space, 



ditto - - 14 ' 

 XCI. Stipa pennata. Engl. Bot. 1356. 



Long-awned feather grass. Nat. of Bri- 

 tain. 



At the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 heath soil is — 

 Grass, 14 oz. The produce 



per acre 



98010 0= 6125 10 



42879 6= 2679 15 6 



3445 10 10 



4594 3= 287 2 8 



12387 6 



9528 12= 595 8 12 



oz. or lbs. per acre. 

 80 dr. of grass weigh when ^ 



dry - - 29 dr. ( 

 The produce of the space, i 



ditto - - 8H ^ 

 The weight lost by the produce of one 



55266 12= 3454 2 12 



6074 9 4 



6551 0= 409 7 



acre in drying 



64 dr. of grass afford of nu- 

 tritive matter 1.3 dr. ( 



The produce of the space, i 

 ditto - - 9.21 ^ 



XCII. Trilicitm repens. Engl. Bot. 909. 



Creeping-rooted wheat-grass. Nat. of 

 Britain. 



At the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 light clayey loam is — 

 Grass, 18 oz. The produce 



per acre - - 196020 0=12251 4 



80 dr. of grass weigh when ^ 



T^i'''^^ A ■ r iv. ^^ ^^' > 78408 0= 4900 

 1 he produce of the space, i 



ditto - - 115i ^ 



The weight lost by the produce of one 



8 



7350 12 



6125 10= 382 13 10 



152460 0=9528 12 



acre in drying 



64 dr. of grass atford of nu- 

 tritive matter 2 dr. 



The produce of the space, 

 ditto . . 9 y 



64 dr. of the roots afford of nutritive matter 5.3 

 dr. The proportional value of the roots is there- 

 fore to that of the grass, as 23 to 8. 



XCIII. ^lopecurus agrestis. Engl. Bot. 848. A. 

 myosuroides. 

 Slender fox-tail grass. Nat. of Britain. 

 Curt. Lond. 



At the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 light sandy loam is — 

 Grass, 12 oz. The produce 



per acre - - - 130680 

 80 dr. of grass weigh when -j 



dry - - 31 dr. f 

 The produce of the space, ^ 



ditto - - 74. n J 

 64 dr. of grass afford of nu- ") 



tritive matter 1.3 dr. 1 

 The produce of the space, ( 

 - - 5.1 J 



Brovius asper. Engl. Bot. 1172. 

 Lond. Bromus hirsutus. Huds 



0= 8167 8 



50638 8=3164 14 8 



3573 4= 223 5 4 



ditto 

 XCIV. 



Curt. 

 Bro- 



B. sylvaticus, volger. 



mus ramoeus 

 B. altissimus. 

 Hairy-stalked brome-grase. Nat. of Bri- 

 tain. 

 At (he lime of flowering, the produce from a 

 light sandy soil is — 

 Grass, 20 oz. The produce 



per acre - - 217800 0=13612 8 



80 dr. of grass weigh when 'j 



^.^''■^ . ' c\u ^'^^'^' ')■ 65340 0= 4083 12 

 The produce of the space, [ 



ditto - 96 j 



The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying ... 9528 12 



64 dr. of grass afford of nu- ^ 



tritive matter 2 dr. i pon« a— ton a a 



The produce of the space, \ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ® '* 



ditto - - 10 J 



XCV. Phalaris canariensis. Engl. Bot. 1310. 

 Common canary-grass. Nat. of Britain. 



At the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 clayey loam is — 



