100 Perennial Ryegrass, Meadow Fescue, Meadow 



the use of this grass. No dolibt, being a vapid grower 

 and greedy feeder, it had deprived the grasses sown 

 with it of nutriment at a critical period of their growth. 

 From what I saw on the occasion alluded to, 1 think 

 it vei'y advisable that further expei'iments should be 

 made as" regards the effect of Italian ryegrass on the 

 hay crop when it is associated with other grasses. 



Further observation has led me to the conclusion 

 that to increase the hay crop, and also aid in holding 

 up the clover and the crop generally, tall oat grass 

 would be preferable to Italian ryegi'ass, as it is free 

 from the defects of the latter {vide Appendix III.) But 

 tall oat grass is too expensive to be used on a large 

 enough scale for increasing the bulk of the hay crop 

 and holding up the crop, and I now think that, say, 

 2 lbs. or 3 lbs. of Italian ryegrass should be added. 



Loliutn perenne (perennial ryegrass), as the reader 

 will see by reference to the table, is 30 per cent, less 

 productive than the first three grasses on my list, and 

 I have written so much on it previously that no 

 further remarks on this grass are here required. I 

 may add that, after a long experience, I am sure 

 that, for the reasons previously given in this book, it 

 does not pay to use it at all for permanent pasture, 

 nor for temporary pastures which are to lie for four 

 or more years. I am even doubtful whether it should 

 be used for temporary pastures which are to lie for 

 two or three years, but, if used, it should be sown in 

 small proportion — 5 lb. or 6 lb. to the acre. 



Festuca pratensis (meadow fescue). — The merits of 

 this grass are too well known to call for any remark 

 here. Sinclair says that " it is much slower in growth 

 after being cropped than cocksfoot," and this, of course, 

 is the reason why in the table it stands as being 30 per 

 cent, less productive. 



Alopecurus pratensis (meadow foxtail). — This grass, 

 too, calls for little remark, as its merits are so well 

 known, but " the weight of grass produced in one 



