S6 MINUTES OP 



On Artificial Grasses. 



^ ' The great objects of this tare, are, 1st. summer herbage, either depastured, 

 or mown green, as soiling for horses, &c. 2nd. hay, as a substitute for red clover 

 (on land that has tired of growing it.) Srd. manure, to be buried in by the 

 plough. And 4th. seed. Hence the season for sowing the seed of this tare, will 

 depend upon the use it is intended for. 



1st. If for SUMMER herbage, &c. it matters not how early the seed is sown, 

 provided no hard frost ensue. The first sowing may be as early in February as the 

 season and condition of the soil will allow; and to continue the sowing at due in- 

 tervals. through the months of ]\Iarch and April; which will give a good opportu- 

 nity for successions of them, to the great convenience of summer feeding. 



If for DEPASTURING, it will be prudent to wait till the tares have gained 

 a sufficient increase of haulm, before the stock are turned in upon them. 



If for SOILING horses, &c. they should be mown before they flower, and 

 in no instance should the haulm be suffered to become rotten near the surface of 

 the ground, which frequently happens, on rich soils, and moist seasons. 



2ndi if for hat, as a substitute for red clover, the seed should be sown as 

 early in March as circumstances will allow ; but the time of mowing is more op- 

 tional. Some mow them when the blossoms are fallen, others just before they are 

 quite ripe. But in either case, the same caution is necessary, as in making saint- 

 foin, and clover into hay, and that is, to avoid breaking off the leaves, in which a 

 great part of their virtue resides. 



Srd. If for manure, the seed should be sown as early in February as the 

 season and condition of the soil will permit, and at the rate of four bushels to the 

 acre. For this use they should be ploughed in before they get too long. 



But whatever is the intended use in cultivating this tare, the preparation of 

 the land is the same, and it delights most in light sandy soils. In every case there- 

 fore, the land should be ploughed, and harrowed once in a place before the seed 

 is sown, then sow the seed broad-cast, at the rate of three bushels to the acre, for 

 the first and second uses ; harrow the land well afterwards, and then lay it dry. 



