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clovers, and other plants varying on each geological 

 formation in a very remarkable degree. Thus, the 

 herbage of the South Downs, so well adapted for short- 

 woolled sheep, differs entirely from the herbage on the 

 Cotswolds, or Oolitic series, the home of our fine long- 

 woolled sheep. The herbage in the fine pastures of the 

 Old Red Sandstone of Herefordshire, where the beau- 

 tiful Hereford herds are seen in such great perfection, 

 differs also materially from that in the fine grazing pas- 

 tures on the Kimmeridge Clay." 



Moreover there is the taste of the cattle to be con- 

 sidered. Sheep have strong likes and dislikes. They 

 will hasten to a kind of grass which is a favourite with 

 them, trampling down all the other grasses as unfit to 

 taste. The Dactylis glomerata they are very greedy 

 about ; while there is a grass growing freely in first-rate 

 pastures in Kent which they dislike so much, that they 

 stop before it and utter cries of despair. Horses, again, 

 have their preferences, and cows theirs; and we have 

 even seen swine exercise considerable cunning to secure 

 a feed of a favourite grass. So the agriculturist has as 

 much to consider as a master of ceremonies ; he must 

 consult the capabilities of situation, the qualities of his 

 provision, and the various taste of his company. 



We give a selection of Mr. Sinclair's analyses of 

 different turfs, upon which he founded his advice on the 

 selection of grasses for permanent pasture : — 



TlTEE, EEOM HaEDWICKE. 



Anthoxanthum odoratum. Lolium perenne. Dactylis glomerata. 

 Cynosurus cristatus. Poa pratensis. Poa trivialis. Holcus lanatus. 

 Festuca pratensis. Achillea Millefolium. Trifolium repens. Trifolium 

 pratense. Ruinex acetosa. Plant-ago lanceolata. Hieracium Pilosella. 

 Prunella vulgaris. 



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