CHAPTER I. 
LIGHT SEEDS. 
PERENNIAL RyeEGrass, PAcEy Grass, OR BENT 
(LOLIUM PERENNE). 
=we4 FIIS is one of the most known, most used, and most 
popular grasses in cultivation, chiefly owing, we 
believe, to its low price and the small quantity 
required to cover the Jand. 
It is used not only in permanent pasture (where it should 
never be ignored), but also in alternate husbandry. To ensure 
a plant it should be fairly well buried, and sown in the month 
of April or May. It is not a bad plan to put these seeds into 
the spring corn drill, as the corn can be horse-hoed before the 
heavy seeds of alternate husbandry are sown. 
Six pound per acre is the amount generally used, but experi- 
ence proves that 2 lb., mixed with red clover, suffices. When 
mixing for sheep feeding, the former amount mentioned, with 
trefoil, is correct. 
In the north of Ireland and Scotland perennial ryegrass is 
largely cultivated, and some of the merchants, who are big 
buyers, have splendid machinery for cleaning. 
In commerce it is valued by its weight per imperial bushel, 
the best weighing from 20 to 28 Ib., the inferior 18 to 20 lb. ; 
below this weight it is valueless. 
