264 CLOVER.' 



■which would answer the same purpose as clover and ray- 

 grass. I had recommended to him, on a former occa- 

 sion*, trefoil, white clover, cow-gra^s, rib-grass, and 

 burner. Mr. Coke applied them with no inconsiderable 

 sagacity to the present purpose, and that the experiment 

 might not be delusive, tried them spiritedly upon 30 acres 

 in the middle of a large piece, laid with clover and ray- 

 grass. The quantities of seed he has found will vary ac- 

 cording to circumstances; but in general, 



Of cow-o-rass - 8 to I o lb. 



White clover - - 5 to 81b. 



Rib - - ■ 5 to 81b. 



Burnet - - 5 to 12 lb. 



Trefoil - - 5 to 81b. 



according to the price, and also the intended duration of 

 the lay. The success of the first trial induced him to lay 

 do\ . n a yet larger space the second year. And the third 

 (with the barley of the last spring), no fewer than 221 

 acres: this is, in truth, doing justice to a new husban- 

 drv. Mr. Coke has found that those seeds fill the land 

 completely with plants, which are abiding two, and even 

 three years ; and how much longer they may last, is more 

 than^he can pronounce, as their appearance is yet as good 

 as ever. I rode over all the pieces, and never saw a finer 

 or more regular plant than they exhibited. And he has, 

 on several occasions, remarked, that sheep, give a prefe- 

 rence to these grasses, whenever sown in the same field 

 with clover and ray grass." 



In regard to the continuance of these trials, some of the 

 pastures now remain, and are as fine as the soil will yield : 

 thick, clean, and sweet. 



* It was on finding a second crop of turnips in succession on the lawn facing 

 the south front, as a preparation for grass ; naming those plants, which were 

 accordingly sown, and have ever si.ice succeeded well ; and now form 4 

 very fine turf. 



Mr, 



