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When food artificially composed is to be given to 

 cattle, it should be brought as nearly as possible to the 

 state of natural food. Thus, when sugar is given to 



pastures where it abounds, it does not appear to be rejected by these animals; but 

 eaten in common with such others as are growing with it. Hares are remarkably 

 fond of it. The P'nleum nodosum, PJileum alpinum, Poafertilis, and Poa compresta f 

 were left untouched, although they were closely adjoining to it. It seems to at- 

 tain the greatest perfection in a rich deep loam. 



dgroitis stolonifera, florin. In the experiments detailed in the Araocnitates 

 Academics, it is said, thit horses, sheep, and oxen, eat this grass readily, On the 

 Duke of Bedford's farm at Maulden, florin hay was placed in the racks before 

 horses in small distinct quantities; alternately with common hay; but no decided 

 preference for either, was manifested by the horses in this trial. But that cows 

 and horses prefer it to hay, when in a green state, seems fully proved by Dr. 

 Richardson in his several publications on Fiorin; and of its productive powers in 

 England (which has been doubted by some,) there are satisfactory proofs. Lady 

 Hardwicke has given an account of a trial of this grass; wherein 24 milch cows, 

 and one young horse, besides a nurnbeu of pigs, were kept a fortnight on the pro- 

 duce of one acre. 



Poa trivia/is, rough-stalked meadow. Oxen, horses, and sheep, eat this 

 grass with avidity. Hares also eat it; but they give a decided preference to 

 the smoothed-stalked meadow grass, to which it is, in m-iny respects, nearly 

 allied. 



Poa prateniii, gmooth-stalked meadow grass. Oxen and horses, are observed 

 to eat this grass in common with others; but sheep rather prefer the hard fescue, 

 and sheeps' fescue which afiect a similar soil. This species exhausts the soil in a 

 greater degree, than almost any other species of grass; the roots being numerous, 

 and powerfully creeping, Become in two or three years completely matted toge- 

 ther; the produce diminishes as this takes place. It grows common in some 

 meadows, dry ba.iks, and even on walks. 



Cynosuruf cristatus, crested dog's-tail grass. The South Down sheep, and 

 deer, appear to be remarkably fond of this grass: in some parts of Woburn Park 

 this grass forms the principal part of the herbage on which these animals chiefly 

 browse; while another part of the Park; that contains the Agrostis capillaris, 

 Agrost is pumi Us, Festuca ovina, Fettuca duriuscula, and Perinea cambrica, is seldom 

 touched by them; but the Welch breed of sheep almost, constantly browse upon 

 these, and neglect the Cynosurus crislatnt, Lclium perenne, and Poa trivialis, 



Agrostis vulgarit (capiltarii Linn.), fine bent; common bent. This is a very 

 common grass on all poor dry sandy soils. It is not palatable to cattle, as they 

 never eat it readily, if any other kinds be within their reach. The Welch sheep, 

 however, prefer it, as I before observed; and it is singular, th t 'hose sheep 

 being bred in the park, when some of the best grasses are equally within their 



