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Contents. 



APPENDICES. 



Appendix I. — Paper contributed by Mr. James Hunter, agricul- 

 tural seed merchant, Chester : — 

 Table showing the germination, weight, number, and cost 



of the various species of grass and clover seeds ... 129 



The quantity and cost of grass and clover seeds required 



to sow an acre ... ... ... ... ... 130 



The relative productiveness of the various species of grasses 131 

 Grasses in the order of their cost for seeds to sow an acre . 132 

 Grass mixtures for permanent pasture on poor dry soils ... 133 

 Grass mixtures for permanent pasture in a moist climate . 134 

 Note by Mr. James Hunter on more seed being required 



when the land is not in fine tilth ... ... ... 135 



Appendix II. — Remarks on some notes on the seed trade 



supplied by Mr. James Hunter ... ... 136 



How purchasers can be sure of buying the best seeds ... 137 



Appendix III. — Experiences up to the end of October, 1904 : — 



The Outer Kaimrig experiment... 



The Bankfield experiment 



The Experiments in Alghope field 



The Clifton Park system of grass-growing on poor clay soil 

 at Abbotsley, Hunts., under the auspices of the 

 Cambridge University Department of Agriculture 



Mixture of drought-resisting plants for bare rocky surfaces 



Growing potatoes without manure 



Turnips grown without manure . . 



How most cheaply to re-seed pastures . . . 



Importance of rolling land when laying down to grass 



Causes of young pastures failing 



Importance of drought- resisting plants ... 



Aftermath must be lightly grazed 



Effects of system in preventing loss from wash 



Effects of system in abolishing weeds 



Effects of haying land first year 



On the quantity of clover seed that should be used 



Filling up vacant spots in first year's grass 



Letting up fogged- up or mossed-up hill pastures .. 



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