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be diminished, and a larger quantity of Perennial Rye Grass be 

 substituted. Alsike and White Clover should be more freely 

 sown, and the weight of Broad Clover be slightly reduced. A 

 heavier total seeding will be necessary to make a satisfactory 

 two years' ley than is required for a single season, and more 

 regard must be paid to peculiarities of soil and to the object 

 in view. 



Three Years' Ley. — Besides retaining Timothy, Alsike, 

 White Clover, and Perennial Rye Grass, it is still an advantage 

 to include some Italian Rye Grass, Broad Clover, and Trefoil 

 for the sake of the first year's produce. The value of the hay 

 wiU be increased, and the pasture will be more palatable to 

 stock, by partially replacing Cocksfoot with Meadow Fescue ; 

 Foxtail may also be introduced. When the ley is needed 

 for pasturage, an addition of Hard Fescue will render good 

 service by making the bottom grass dense, and the Broad 

 Clover can then be supplemented with Cow Grass. On 

 chalky soUs either Sainfoin or Lucerne may be desu-able. 

 The total quantity of seed wUl approximate more nearly to 

 that required for a permanent pasture, although the finer 

 varieties will be omitted. 



Four, Six, or Eight Years' Temporary Pasture. — 



There is a general impression that, for so long a term as four 

 years, a permanent prescription should be employed, but this 

 involves needless expense. Some of the finer grasses that are 

 properly included for permanent pastures would be wasted if 

 sown for four years only ; they would scarcely become estabhshed 

 until the term had nearly expired, and would certainly yield 

 no adequate return for the outlay incurred. For the longer 

 periods of six or eight years some modifications in the 

 prescription must be made, but these wiU depend on the 

 circumstances of each particular soil. The principal object 

 is to produce heavy crops, which can only be secured by 



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