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mouth and is masticated, it rather communicates a mila and pleasant 

 flavor than yields a strong or pungent taste. In short, cleanness and 

 delicacy are the prominent characteristics of "Upland hay;" which some 

 growers imagine is scarcely injured by long keeping. New hay is cer- 

 tainly objectionable. But the year's growth is wholesome feed by 

 November ; and, in the author's judgment, it is best when it first comes 

 into use. 



THE CHARACTER AND THE COLOR OF UPLAND HAT. 



Lowland Hay. — This kind of preserved grass lacks the bright color, 

 being more tawny than the preceding ; indeed, the absence of the green 

 tint is conspicuous, and can hardly fail to be remarked. The arrange- 

 ment of the fibers is not so well preserved,*neither is the crispness or the 

 newness of aspect, for which "Upland hay" is notable, to be remarked 

 in the "Lowland truss." The flowering heads to the stems are all but 

 absent. When felt, it communicates a sense of softness. If rattled, no 

 brisk sound is elicited. It has a stronger and a more pungent perfume. 



THE CHARACTER AND THE COLOR OF LOWLAND HAT. 



The odor is very far from being so delicate ; neither is the taste char- 

 acterized by any pleasantness of flavor. When placed between the 

 teeth, mastication communicates a sense of softness and toughness : the 

 taste is coarse, almost disagreeable : at first it is vapid, though after a 

 short space a certain amount of pungency is developed. The woolly 

 texture ; the want of boldness in the component parts ; their comparative 

 smallness ; with the washed-out aspect of the whole, and the confusion 

 of the mass, should prevent a novice even from accepting " Lowland " for 

 "Upland hay." 

 Rowen or After-meatli presents a greater confusion than even " Low- 



