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Improvement of Grass Land. 



[mar., 



written in a simple and not too technical style, so as to be easily 

 understood by the average reader. The various types of grass 

 land, permanent grass, worn-out grass, and temporary leys, 

 are dealt with, and the possibilities of improvement considered 

 under such headings as manuring, mechanical treatment, 

 renovating mixtures, altered methods of stocking, substituting 

 pasture for meadow conditions or the reverse, and eradication 

 of weeds. Notes on the grasses and clovers used in pasture, the 

 purchase of seeds, and the types of seed mixtures, are also given, 

 as well as information on the conversion of heavy clay land to 

 grass, lucerne and sainfoin leys, and on the treatment of new 

 pastures. Suggestions for increasing the produce of grass land, 

 based largely on experiments made in different parts of the 

 country and on the investigations of Professor Stapledon of 

 the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, are offered 

 throughout the pamphlet, although to obtain the best results 

 the farmer must understand the different requirements of grass 

 land according to soil, climate, stocking, utiHsation, etc. 



The second pamphlet (Miscellaneous Publication No. 25) is 

 entitled " The Improvement of Grass Land : Suggestions for 

 Demonstrations and Experiments,'' and its title explains the 

 purpose it is intended to serve. It may be regarded as supple- 

 mentary to Miscellaneous PubHcation No. 24, and the sugges- 

 tions it contains should be considered in the light of the infor- 

 mation given in that pubHcation. It was felt in planning the 

 grass land inprovement scheme that an important factor in its 

 success would be the establishment in various parts of the 

 country of suitable demonstration plots. With this view, the 

 scheme of demonstrations and experiments outlined in the 

 pamphlet has been drawn up for the consideration of all inter- 

 ested in the subject. While in no sense exhaustive, the scheme 

 is believed to cover many questions of pressing practical 

 importance. The trials are essentially demonstrations of facts 

 that have been proved generally, rather than experiments for 

 the purpose of acquiring new knowledge or of testing disputed 

 opinions. The pamphlet is divided into two parts. Part 1. 

 comprises schemes simple in character and direct and practical 

 in their object, so that they may be capable of general adoption 

 by farmers. Part II. deals with experiments requiring consider- 

 able attention and supervision, which are applicable chiefly 

 to college farms or farms in close touch with the Educational 

 Staff of the county. 



All farmers who are interested in the subject of grass land 

 improvement are advised to study these pamphlets. They 



