Contents. xxvii. 



PA.OE 



Burnet, its uses and value 48 



The excessive use of turnips undesirable 51 



Rouen, or aftermath preserved for spring use 52 



The use of fog, or the growth of the whole year preserved for 



winter and spring use 54 



Arthur Young on laying down land to grass 55 



Browsing 56 



Arthur Young's remarkable personality 56 



CHAPTER V. 



LAYING DOWN LAND TO GKASS, AND THE TREATMENT OF THE PA8TUKE. 



Dr. Keith's " Agriculture of Aberdeenshire " 59 



Dr. Anderson's remarks on ryegrass 59 



" Observations of British Grasses " 60 



Various methods of laying down land to grass 62 



The after-management of permanent pasture 64 



Importance of rolling the land after grasses have come up 66 



Pastures should not be overstocked the first year , 67 



Clifton Park Seed Mixtures may be grazed throughout the first 



year, and hayed the second or subsequent years 67 



Importance of re-seeding .vacant patches in pastures ... ... 68 



Moss in pastures 69 



Treatment of the pasture in the third and fourth years 70 



How to obtain greatest amount of winter and spring keep from 



pastures 70 



Rouen,,or preserved aftermath 71 



" Fogging the land " in South Wales 72 



Shutting-up a pasture at Sharsted Court 73 



Fine pastures may be formed from the largest grasses 74 



Advantages from letting up a pasture as regards re-seeding and 



prevention of moss 74 



HiU pastures might be improved if treated on the Welsh fogging 



system 75 



CHAPTER VI. 



FO KAOE PLANTS. 



Danger of regulating present practices by previous customs 



which may not be founded on a sound experience 77 



Cause of the preference for ryegrass 78 



Mr. James Hunter's note thereon 78 



The ryegrass controversy 80 



Sinclair's opinion as to cocksfoot being superior to ryegrass ... 81 



The effect of plant roots on the soil 81 



The grass mixtures usually sown not founded on sound principles.. <■ 82 



