349 LUCERNE. 



and half for bay ; the latter two tons per acre ; the lucerne 

 was predominant, rising four or five inches above the 

 clover. 



Mr. Bevak's is now nhie years old, and is still very 

 profitable, and had it not been attacked by the parasitical 

 plant which infects it, would hiave been now in full per- 

 feclion. He has sown twelve acres more, which is now 

 in the second year, and promises to be very produdlive. 

 He approves highlv of the culture. 



Mr. Bt.vAN, in order to get rid of the parasitical plant 

 ■whiih is so apt to destroy his lucerne, half ploughed it in 

 the spring of 1802, and harrowed in spring tares, which 

 gave him a very good crop: it did not damage the lu- 

 cerne, and checked the weeds. A very good thought. 



Sir MoRDAUNT Martin has cultivated lucerne 36 

 years ; has tried it, transplanted, drilled, and broad-cast, 

 but, from much experience, finds the last by far the best 

 way. Sovis 16 lb. an acre; it has lasted 17 years, and 

 ■when ploughed up, it was like ploughing horse-radish. 

 Three roods have given a good noon-meal to six horses, 

 for seven years together, the racks being filled. Has had 

 eight acres of it, but scalding in the summer, ploughed 

 up six of them. He thinks a fair growth ot it exceeds a 

 crop of tares: has only gravel for it: it will not do on 

 wet land. 



The Rev. Mr, Crow, of Burnham, has cultivated it 

 for many years ; and found that nothing could recompense 

 the expense of cleaning the rows of the drilled, and if the 

 alleys are very clean, then the lucerne is dirtied, so that 

 broad-cast beats it greatly. It has lasted seven years ; he 

 has had four cuttings. 



Mr. Priest, ofBesthorpe, copied Mr. Fowell's ex- 

 ample, and sowed three acres near his stables, broad-cast — 

 he has got a very fine plant: this the first year. 



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