TEMPORAEY PASTURES. 1S5 



Two Years' Ley.— The extended duration of the ley justi- 

 fies an increase of Timothy and Cocksfoot, but it is very easy 

 to overdo the latter. ItaUan will almost certainly be preferable 

 to Annual Eye Grass, but the proportion must be diminished, 

 and a larger quantity of Perennial Eye Grass be substituted. 

 Alsike and White Clover should be more freely sown, and the 

 weight of Broad be shghtly 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 

 pecuHarities of soil and to the object in view. 



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

 White Clover, and Perennial Eye Grass, it is still necessary to 

 include some Italian Eye Grass, Broad Clover, and Trefoil for 

 the sake of the first year's produce. The value of the ha;y will 

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

 by partially replacing Cocksfoot with Meadow Pescue ; and 

 PoxtaU must 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 may 

 then be supplemented with Cow Grass. On chalky soils either 

 Sainfoin or Lucerne may be desirable. The total quantity of 

 seed will approximate more nearly to that required for a per- 

 manent pasture, although the finer varieties will be omitted. 



FoTir, 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 is a mis- 

 take. Some of the finer grasses that are properly included for 

 permanent pastures would be wasted if sown for only four years ; 

 they would scarcely become established 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 

 will depend on the circumstances of each particular case. The 



