On Florin Grass, 67 



to those on which the ploufijh cannot be employed to 

 the best advantage. In those which can be watered, 

 or evt^n flooded, the crops exceed any thing ever ex- 

 perienced from any other grass heretofore known. 

 That six, eight and ten tons to the acre (the first the 

 most common) have been produced, is well ascertain- 

 ed to me, by indubitable proofs. The experiment 

 here, is, therefore, fully justified by European facts; 

 be the result what it may. If Fiorift produces even 

 double the quantity of nutritious matter, compar- 

 ed to that in other grasses, on the same space or con- 

 tents, of ground, — one half of our meadows fit for 

 other branches of husbandry, are released from being 

 devoted to winter-forage ; and are added to the fields 

 employed in courses of grain, or other crops, or to 

 grazing, at the will of the farmer. 



Any time between March and October, or even No- 

 vember, will answer for laying ; but in April, is the 

 best. 



The strings, in extensive culture, are merely scat- 

 tered over the surface, and covered with earth, lightly ; 

 after due preparation of the ground. The cover may 

 consist of scourings of ditches, or draining-furrows ; 

 or part of the vegetable mould of the soil in which 

 the grass is to grow ; or of richer earth, or compost. 

 Draining wet swamps, at first, will be proper; but 

 when the grass has taken full possession, no matter 

 how moist the soil remains. It will stiffen the surface 

 of a bog ; so as to support heavy loads. 



In some pitrts of Ireland, the strings are twisted in- 

 to ropes, and chopped with an hatchet, for strewing. 



