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them, some dry fibrous matter should be mixed with 

 /t such as chopped straw, or dry withered grass, in or- 

 der that the functions of the stomach and bowels may 



reach, should still prefer those grasses which naturally grow on the Welch moun- 

 tains: it seems to argue that such a preference is the effect of some other cause, 

 chan that of habit. 



Festuca ovina, sheeps' fescue. All kinds of cattle relish this grass; but it ap- 

 pears from the trial that has been made irithit on clayey soils, that it continues 

 but a short time in possession of such, being soon overpowered by the more luxuri- 

 ant kinds. On dry shallow soils that are incapable of producing the larger sorts 

 this should form the principal crop, or rather the whole; for it is seldom or ever, in 

 its natural state, found intimately mixed with others; but by itself. 



Festuca duriwcula,\\^vA. fescue grasss. This is certainly one of the best of the 

 dwarf sorts of grasses. It is grateful to all kinds of cattle; horses are very fond of 

 it: they cropped it close to the roots, and neglected the Festuca ovina, and Festuca 

 rubra, which were contiguous to it. It is present in most good meadows and 

 pastures. 



Festuca pratensis, ro eadow fescue. This grass seldom absent from rich mea- 

 dows and pastures; it is observed to be highly grateful to oxen, sheep, and horses., 

 particularly the former. It appears to grow most luxuriantly when combined 

 with the hard fescue,. and Poa trivialis. 



Avena eliaior, tall oat grass. This is a very productive grass, frequent iu 

 meadows and pastures, but is disliked by cattle, particularly by horses; this, per- 

 fectly, agrees with the small portion of nutritive which matter it affords. It 

 seems to thrive best on a strong tenacious clay. 



A-venaJlavesctnti yellow oat-grass. This grass seems partial to dry soils, and 

 meadows, and appears to be eaten by sheep and oxen, equally with the meadow 

 barley, crested dog's-tail, and sweet-scented vernal grasses which naturally grow 

 in company with it. linearly doubles the quantity of its produce by the appli- 

 cation of calcareous manure. 



Holcuslattatus, meadow soft grass. This is a very common grass, and grows 

 on all soils, from the richest to the poorest. It affords an abundance of seed, 

 which is light, and easily dispersed by the wind. It appears to be generally disli- 

 ked by all sorts of cattle. The produce is not so great as a view of it in fields 

 would indicate; but being left almost entirely untouched by cattle, it appears as 

 the most productive part of the herbage. The hay which is made of it, from the 

 number of downy hairs which cover the surface of the leaves, is soft and spongy, 

 and disliked by cattle in general. 



Anthoxanthum cdratum, sweet-scented vernal grass. Horses, oxen, and sheep, 

 eat this grass; though in pastures where it is combined with the meadow fox- 

 tail, and white clover, cok's-foot, rough-stalked meudow, it is left untouched, 

 from which it would seem unpalatable to cattle. Mr. Grant, of Lcighton t laid 



