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On a Variety of Italian Rye- Grass, 



Six crops : March 5, May 1, June 8, July 17, August 19, end of Sep 

 tember ; each from 2 to 3 feet high. — Jas. Bowley, Esq. 



27. Sandy Loam upon Clay. — Sown October ; partially drained ; 

 dressed with stable-dung in October, and watered with urine and water. 

 Four crops, 2 feet 6 inches to 3 feet high, and fed in November. — 

 E. Tattersall, Esq. 



28. Strong Land. — Sown the last week in October ; badly drained ; 

 exceeding wet in winter, and hard as bricks in summer ; each crop 

 watered with cow-shed drainage. Three crops to July 3 : cut in April 

 rather less than 3 loads to the acre; in five weeks rather more than 3 

 loads to the acre ; the third in seed, July 3. — Messrs. Noble and Mee. 



29. Strong Loam upon Clay. — Sown August ; drained 33 inches ; 

 dressed with dung and urine, part three crops, part four, and part five ; 

 wuth 14 inches on land in November; in March, 18 inches; May, 33 

 inches; July, 28 inches; August, 26 inches; one crop of seed.— J. A. 

 Slack, Esq. 



30. Loam, Subsoil Clay upon Sandstone. — Sown October ; drained 

 2 feet 3 inches ; watered, after each cutting, with tank-water, as long as 

 the horses were in stable ; afterwards 7 lbs. of guano were put into 

 water-cart, and filled with water. Five crops: March 24, May 19, 

 June 25, August 1, September 7. First, 14 inches of grass; second, 

 2 to 3 feet; third, 3 to 5 feet; fourth, same; fifth, 18 to 24 inches. 

 Part of second crop, cut and weighed green, 16 J tons the acre; dried 

 and made into hay, 4^ tons. Part of third weighed with the same 

 result ; fourth equally good ; first and fifth estimated each at half. — 



W. R. STANSFIELD,'Esq., M.P. 



31. Clay upon Clay ; Strong Clay upon Yellow Clay. — Sown Sep 

 tember ; not drained ; dressed with stable manure before sowing ; three 

 crops, 18 to 20 inches high. — Messrs. J. and E. Walker. 



32. London Clay. — Sown September; badly drained ; dressed with 

 slaked lime. In September fed with sheep, and one crop of grass 3 feet 

 high. One or two lands watered with urine, with no better effect. — 

 E. Spencer Trower, Esq. 



Copy of a Letter from Captain Buller to W. DicJiinsori. 



Sir, — I think I can give a satisfactory answer to your inquiries re- 

 specting the Italian rye-grass. The 20 bushels of seed which you sent 

 to me last year wxre sown, at three different periods, on 6 acres of 

 ground, part of my farm at Whimple, in the county of Devon, half way 

 between Honiton and Exeter. The ground is of moderate quality, on 

 the red sandstone formation, worth from 355. to 40^. per acre rental. 

 This particular field had been only partially drained. In 1843 it was 

 sown with barley and clover-seed; and in 1844 and 1845 it had been 

 three times mown. In July, 1845, I ploughed it, and made what we 

 call a bastard fallow. On the 13th of September I manured 2 J acres with 

 13 cwt. of Ichaboe guano, and sowed 8 bushels of grass-seed. On the 

 27th of September I manured 2^ acres more, and sowed 8 bushels more 

 seed ; and early in October I sowed the remaining acre in the same way. 



The seed first sown came up remarkably well, and soon covered the 



