The Herbage of Fast urex. 
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from the fact that it is usually stocked with 150 sheep, 12 young beasts, and 
4 young horses. 
The turf was six inches deep, the soil having the appearance of good friable 
loam, dark-coloured, and somewhat clayey. There was no trace of rootlets 
on the deep face. Cut on July 16, the turf yielded : — ■ 
Gramineous herbage, 9G | Leguminous, 4 | Miscellaneous, a (race. 
The leguminous herbage was exclusively Trifolium repens. Excepting a 
few leaves of Bellis perennis, the rest was grass, which gave on separation : — 
Lolium perenne 42 Avena flavescena 2 
Dactylis glomerate 2-3 j Poa trivialis 1 
Agrostis stolonifera . . . . 10 Cynosurus cri-tatus .... 1 
Triticum caninum 4 Undetermined 6 
Ho.'cus lanatus 8 
No. 31. — Another turf sent by Mr. Harry Horrell. This was from one of 
the best pastures in Thorney ; its area is 12 acres, and it is usually stocked 
with 10 large beasts and a mare and foal. In poor feeding-years, the cattle 
get 4 lb. of cake per head per day, but in good seasons the pasture will top 
up big cattle without artificial food. 
The turf was seven and a half inches deep, and consisted of dark, friable 
soil, almost like leaf-mould. There was no trace of rootlets on the deep face. 
Cut on July 1G, the herbage yielded : — 
Gramineous herbage, 98 | Leguminous, 0 | Miscellaneous, 2. 
The miscellaneous herbage consisted solely of Achillea Millefolium. The 
gramineous herbage separated into : — 
Alopecurus pratensis .... 22 Avena tlavescens G 
Phleum pratense 19 j Triticum caninum 4 
Dactylis glomerata 15 Toa trivialis 3 
Agrostis stolonifera . . . . 14 Festuca oviua et var. ... a trace 
Lolium perenne 13 , Undetermined 4 
No. 32. — A turf sent by Messrs. Horrell Brothers, from their farm, Manea, 
L'.h of Ely, Cambridgeshire. This farm has long been celebrated, and is 
w"ll known as having been occupied by Mr. PJowright before he went to 
Pinchbeck. The specimen was taken from a field which always fattens a 
beast to the acre without corn, and is quite equal to the best Thorney 
pasture. 
The turf was duo- nine inches deep, and the soil had the appearance of a rich, 
adhesive loam, cold, very black, and slightly stony. Boot-ribres were abun- 
dant on the deep face. The turf yielded : — 
Gramineous herbage, 8G j Leguminous, 12i | Miscellaneous, 1A. 
The leguminous herbage was exclusively Trifolium repens, whilst the 
miscellaneous herbage was made up of Gerastiura triviale, Ranunculus bul- 
bosus, and a trace of Carex sp. The grasses consisted of: — 
Lolium perenne 37 Alopecurus pratensis .... 4 
Agrostis sp 24 Poa trivialis ;} 
Dactylis glomerata 10 Cynosurus cristatus .... 3 
Phleum pratense 9 Festuca oviua et var. ... a trace 
| Undetermined .... 4 
