KOTHAMSTED PARK HAY 



TABLE LXII. Continued. 



SUMMARY. 



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VIII. The Effect of Season. 



The hay crop probably fluctuates with the seasons more 

 than any of the crops on arable land, because the land does 

 not receive cultivation, which tends to regulate the supply 

 of water to the plant, and especially to preserve it from 

 wasteful evaporation during dry seasons. Not only does the 

 gross weight of crop vary very much, but the character of 

 the herbage alters considerably with the distribution of 



