The Hinrbeufi of Pastures. 
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lf 0 . 74, — A turf sent by Mr. George Hewson, Ennisuiore, Listowel, Oo. 
Kerrv, from a pasture which has been been grazed by dairy -cows for the 
last fortv years, and yields the best butter for the London market. 
The "turf was nine inches deep, and there was no sign of rootlets on the 
lower face. The soil had the appearance of a dirty yellowish-brown, friable 
loam, containing- large water-worn pebbles and many earthworms. The 
specimen when received was at once seen to be very weedy, and the herbage, 
cut on July 12, gave : — 
Gramineous herbage, 33 | Leguminous, 1 | Miscellaneous, 66, 
About one-fourth of the leguminous herbag-e was Trifoliumrepens, and the 
rest was Trifolium pratense. Kather more than half of the miscellaneous 
herbage was Achillea Millefolium, and the greater part of the remainder was 
Leontodon hispidus. There were also present, Rumex Acetosa, Plantago 
lanceolata, Carduus, Frunella vulgaris, Ceraatium triviale, and Bellis 
perennis. The grasses yielded: — 
Lolium perenne 61 Authoxanthum odor.it um . . 1 
Agrostis sp 19 Poa pratensis a tracj 
Holcus lanatus 8 Undetermined 9 
Cynosurus cristatus .... 2 | . 
The Agrostis was chiefly A. stolonifera. 
No. 75. — A turf sent by Mr. William Young, Brockley Park, Strad- 
bally, Queen's Co. It was cut from a first-rate old pasture, resting upon 
deep alluvial soil, near the Stradbally River. The land has never been broken 
up within the memory of man. 
The turf was nine inches deep, and the lower face showed no traces of 
rootlet*. The soil had the appearance of a dark brown, friable loam, and 
was slightly stony. The growth wa3 of a rich, grassy character, and when 
cut, on July 5, it yielded : — 
Gramineous herbage, 97 \ Leguminous, 2 | Miscellaneous, 1. 
The leguminous herbage was Trifolium repens, and the small proportion 
of miscellaneous ingredients included Ranunculus repens, Cerastium triviile, 
Totentilla Anserina, and Carex sp. The grasses comprised : — 
Lolium perenne 52 ' Cynosurus cristatus .... 1 
Dactylis glomerata 21 Holcus lanatus 1 
Phleum pratense 13 Undetermined 1 
Agrostis stolonifera .... 8 
No. 76. — A turf sent by Mr. Thomas Barton, Dunsany Castle, Prumree, 
Co. Meath, Land Steward to Lord Dunsany. It is described as from one of 
the best fattening pastures on the estate. 
The turf was nine inches deep, and exhibited no trace of roots on its 
lower face. The soil was a throe-inch depth of clay, resting upon six inches 
of brown loam, moderately friable and stony. The growth was of a rich, 
grassy character, and, cut on July 19, it yielded: — 
Gramineous herbage, 99 | Leguminous, 1 ] Miscellaneous, a trace. 
The leguminous herbage was exclusively Trifolium repens, and the mis- 
cellaneous herbage was Cerastium triviale. The grasses were : — 
Agrostis sp 37 I Alopecurus pratensis .... 1 
Lolium perenne 26 i Anthoxanthuru odoratum . . 1 
Holcus lanatus 2.', Poa pratensis 1 
Dactylis glomerata 6 Undetermined 5 
