58 PRACTICAL NOTES ON GRASSES AND GRASS GROWING. 
per imperial quarter on realisation. But the reader must 
remember that Holkham Park is only two miles, or there- 
abouts, from the sea, which would materially affect the quality 
of the barley, although the reason for this does not as yet 
appear to be clearly known. 
With the fourth course of barley is sown his lordship’s own 
mixture as set out above, varied slightly in accordance with 
circumstances. 
Whilst discussing it, his lordship stated that clovers were of 
very little value to him in Holkham Park, and that trefoil was 
worse than valueless, as, when it did succeed, his sheep did 
not care for it, and, if forced to eat it, it disagreed with them. 
Cocksfoot he considered preferable; it does not grow too 
coarse, and the stock eat it freely, especially during the 
autumn and winter months. The ryegrasses produce a crop 
before most of the other grasses have established themselves, 
but they gradually diminish. In all cases he deprecated a too 
close feeding by sheep during the summer months of the first 
two or three years of any pasture, and stated that to mow 
where practicable the first year after laying down was by far 
the wisest method of farming. 
We suggested that dogstail (Cyosurus cristatus) and sheep’s 
fescue (festuca ovina) might perhaps be added with advantage, 
but we were met with the uncontrovertible argument of 
expense, and that there would not be an equivalent return for 
the increased expenditure. 
A “maiden set,” constituting a fifth course, we found in 
excellent order, but thin at the bottom. This we were told 
would produce a good hay crop, with plenty of feed to follow. 
Inspecting ex route a last year’s hay crop we found the 
aroma good, but the material decidedly coarse. 
The sixth course, a second year’s ley, covered the ground 
nicely, but in February one is not able to judge the grasses 
sufficiently to pass remarks of much value. Here it is 
