GRASS. 



ts reft for fome ycafS, tliis feed is fown along witS tlic white 

 clover, as it continues in the ground much longer tiian the 

 meadow-trefoil, and is nearly as produAive, efpccially on 

 chalky and poor forts of land. And that where a crop of 

 any of thofe clovers is taken in lieu of a crop of corn, the 

 !:^rain ftiould be fown firll, but Icfs in quantity than if no 

 feeds were fown with it ; and, after the land has been made 

 f ne by harrowing and rolhng them, fourteen pounds of clo- 

 Tcr-feed, and two pecks of bell ray-grafs, fhould be fown 

 tipon an acre bu(h-hanowed the length-way, and rolled the 

 crofs way of the ridges : afterwards the whole mud be well 

 gripped or drained. Nothing more is necctfary to be done, 

 on account of the feeds, till the next fpring, when the land 

 (hould be well drelfed with the fward-drelfer or harrows, 

 drawn with long bufhy thorns, the latter end of March, or 

 t!:e beginning of April ; then cleaned and rolled the crofs 

 Tray again. In all thefe operations, the land ftould be neither 

 ;jo wet nor too dry, but in a due medium with refpeift to 

 both thefo extremes, as, under other circumftances, they do 

 not fucceed fo well. 



The time for cutting thofe two grafies is, when thev are 

 in full flower, and rather Ihewing evidences of declining or 

 pafling their maturity. See Clover. 



Andthe white clover is,inMr. Amos's opinion, the fweeteft; 

 ^nifs for all forts of ftock yet known, and makes the clofell 

 Iward, and is very productive of foliage. Hence it is, he 

 conceives it mod peculiarly adapted to la) ing down land to 

 pallure. It flouriihes mod upon rich, dry, warm foil.s ; 

 yet it will accommodate itfelf to moil kinds. It is feldora 

 iown alone, unlels it be to raife the feed ; nor fhould it ever 

 be mown lor hay. In laying down rich foils, whicli are in- 

 t--aded to remain in pailure for many years, this feed fliould 

 predominate in the compofition that is made ufe of. But in 

 the Agricultural Report of Norfolk it is dated, that 

 " Mr. Wright, of Stanhow, does not like white clover ; he 

 thinks it a bitter food, and that flieep do not cat it kindlv ; 

 fo that while much food feems to be on the ground, dock do 

 badly. This is an uncommon opinion, but the writer re- 

 members Mr. Bake well darting the fame idea.'' See //■'/•//* 



Ci-OVER. 



The procumbent or hop-trefoil, is another plant of this 

 fort, which is not very produftive, and thrives bed upon 

 dryidi gravelly fields, and padures which have the fame na- 

 ture. They are both perennial. See Trefoil. 



Saintfoin is a plant of the artificial grafs kind, which pro- 

 duces, Mr. Amos favs, the bell crops upon light rich land ; 

 but it will thrive upon the thinned lime-ilone, gravelly, and 

 chalky foils, with great luxuriance, even where thefe are 

 fo poor as to afford a very fcanty crop of any of the other 

 forts of graffcs. It thrives bed when fown alone, though 

 it is frequently fown with barley and oats, by cultivators 

 that have not much experience of it. And it is advifed, 

 that upon wliatever foil it is fown, the land ihotdd be brought 

 into a ver)- fine and clean tilth by culture. And, that 

 ..bout the latter end of March, or beginning of April, it 

 ihould be ploughed, and if it is roiighilh, be harrowed once 

 in a place ; then upon every acre, iixteen pecks of laintfoin 

 feed fhould be fown ; then harrowing the land well, and 

 fouing eight pounds of common red-clover or trefoil, upon 

 every acre afterwards, the land fliould be bulh-harrowed and 

 rolled. And, where fweeds appear, they mud be deilroyed 

 a^ thev come up, by hand, or other means. It is recom- 

 n ended, that no dock be fuffered to gra/.e upon the feeds 

 the fird year ; and, that if it be top-dreffed with one quar- 

 ter of rape or bone-dud to an acre, about old Michaeimas, 

 the plants are greatly invigorated ai;d benefited by the appli- 

 cation. 



Vol. XVI. 



It is further Aated, that, upon fuch lands ai the above, 

 it furnilhcs a crop of hay in fuinmer of greater confideraljon 

 than any other of the artificial graffes. The hay is excel- 

 lent for all kinds of dock, and the after-math very good for 

 cattle in autumn, and for flieep in winter, till Candlemas. 

 Hence, faintfoin is a mod invaluable grafs on lime-!lonc, 

 gravelly, and chalky foils ; but it requires three years in 

 coming to perfedtion ; hence the propriety cf fowing com- 

 mon red-clover or trefoil along with it. And it (hould be 

 mown before it is in full bloflom, otherwife there way be 

 lofs in that way. Sec .S.mnti-ois-. 



Lucern is afferled, by the above writer, to be the moft 

 produftive, and that which comes into ufe foorer than anr 

 other of the artificial gradci. Horfes, bcal!»j flu-?p and 

 pigs, are verv- fond of it, when it in mown and given them 

 green, which is the mud ufefiil application of it. It h 

 found to thrive bed on rich, dry, loamy foib, wIhcH diould 

 be made deep, fine, and clean of weeds i>y culture. And, 

 he adviles, that about the middle of Apni, ten pounds of 

 feed fliould be drilled on an acre, in rows of eighteen iiicEe* 

 afunder, and one inch deep, with a row of common red- 

 clover between each ; then buih-harrowed and rolled. N.">- 

 tliing more is neceffary to be done till weeds appear, whea 

 it fliould be hand-hoed well, and the weeds in th.: rows puUcd 

 out by the hand. .\s foon as more weeds appear, it muft 

 be hand-liocd and hand-weeded a fecond time, and even a 

 third time, if necclfary ; when this is done, great care fhould 

 be taken not to tread upo:i the young lucern. And as foon 

 at it begins to bloflom it Ihould be mown, carried off, and 

 given to the tlock green. By this mode of application, it 

 will, he fays, keep more flock than any of the other 

 grafl'es. 



But this plant alfo requires three years in coming to per- 

 feftion ; hence the propriety of fowing common rcd-clorcr 

 along with it. After that time, it may be mown three, friur, 

 or five times in a feafon. But, between every mowing, it 

 fliould be well hand-weeded, and made quite clean of weed*. 

 And every third year it fliould have a covering of rotten 

 dung, after the rate of eight or ten tons to the acre, applied 

 over it about Martinmas. See LutlTRN. 



Burnet is a grafs of the artificial kind, of which there are 

 fevcral varieties ; but the only one worth cultivation in thi» 

 country is the common fort. This plant, though little cul- 

 tivated, is highly valuable, either green or in hay for horfe» 

 and cattle, and is an excellent winter food for fheep. It de- 

 lights mod in a dry, clean, light and deep foil ; but it will 

 grow very well on poor, gravell)-, and chalky foils, which 

 muft be made clean and fine by culture. And it is advifed 

 bv Mr. Amos, that, " about the middle or latter end of 

 July the land fliould be ploughed for the laft time, and har- 

 rowed well : after thefe operations, four pecks of feed 

 fliould be fown broad-cad upon every acre, and then bufli> 

 harrowed and rolled. And it is fuggeded, that as the pro- 

 per feafon for fowing it is the latter end of July, it become* 

 an excellent fuccedaneum to turnips, when they have been 

 deftroyed by the fly, which is often the cafe." And it i* 

 dated, that " the moll profitable way of cultivating bumct 

 is by fowing it with other feeds, when the laad is to be 

 laid down in thefe proportions : 



Names of Seeds. QuantitJcf. 



Burnet-feed - - i peck 



White clover . - lo pound* 



Trefoil - - - 4 ditto 



Vernal-grafs - - t pock 



Ray -grafs . - - i ditto 



Creded dog's-tail 

 Sheep's-fclcue 



4M 



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i ditto 



The 



