CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



CULTURAL PREPARATIONS 



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Soil, The 



Soil Requirements 



Draining — Preparatory 



Necessity for Drainage 



The Drains . 



Surface Draining .... 2 



Culture — Preparatory 2 



Preceding Crops 2 



Deep Tillage 2 



Object of Preparation 2 



Preparation after Roots . . 2 



Preparation after Potatoes • 2 



Preparation after Cereals . 2 



Preparation after Pastures . . . . • 2 



Converting Old Leys 3 



Manuring — Preparatory 3 



Necessity for Manure 3 



Manure to Use 3 



Method of Application 3 



CHAPTER II 

 OUR PASTURE GRASSES 



Agrostis — Bent-Grass 4 



Creeping or Stoloniferous Bent-Grass ; Fiorin-Grass 4 



Alopecurus— Foxtail-Grass S 



Meadow Foxtail-Grass 5 



Anthoxanthum — Vernal-Grass 6 



Sweet-scented Vernal-Grass 6 



AvENA — Oat-Grass 6 



Tall Oat-Grass ; False Oat-Grass 6 



Yellow Oat-Grass 7 



Cynosurus — Dogstail-Grass 8 



Crested Dogstail-Grass 8 



