112 SAINFOIN. 



with Sainfoin during several periods of Ms life ; also 

 Governor Morris, of New York State ; but neither 

 were successful in its cultivation. 



Although Sainfoin has been introduced and culti- 

 vated in the Eastern States and States of New York 

 and New Jersey, there is no mention of satisfactory 

 results being obtained on a large scale in its cultiva- 

 tion. I sowed a small quantity for experiment, on 

 the 18th of last May, and it has succeeded remarka- 

 bly well; notwithstanding the hot weather during 

 the months of May and June, it progressed finely, 

 and was very little affected by the drought ; it is now 

 in flower (end of July), and wUl soon be fit for cut- 

 ting. On the whole, it has done better with me than 

 any of fi^e clovers I have sown this spring. Its analy- 

 sis shows that either in a green or dried state, it com- 

 pares favorably with any of the clovers in flesh-form- 

 ing principles, fatty matters, and heat-producing 

 principles ; and from the long period of its cultiva- 

 tion in Great Britain, and the high estimation it is 

 held in for cultivation on the inferior soils already 

 stated, its value as a hay crop (and no grass requires 

 so little pains in ciiring as Sainfoin) cannot be over- 

 estimated. It is well worthy of a more extended 

 trial than has yet been given it in this country. 



Its seeds are larger than many other grasses, and 

 Require a little deeper covering. Tho best seed has a 

 bright husk, the kernal being plump, externally of a 

 bluish or gray cast, but when cut internally of a 

 fresh, greenish color. The seeds weigh 23 lbs. to the 

 bushel. 



