Famous Ancient Pastures of England. 
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soil not exceptionally rich, there were no complaints against 
this grass. The value of pastures in which cocksfoot predominates, 
and therefore their position in the tables, is influenced by the 
quality of the other grasses and the clovers associated with it. 
Table XI. — Predominant Grasses — Cocksfoot, Rye-grass, 
and Yorkshire Fog. 
No. 
Pasture 
43 
o 
M 
a 
o 
o 
•J 
% 
-J 
jg 
o 
?. 
Foxtail 
Timothy 
11 
-i ~E 
Yellow oat-grass 
t 
« 
o 
£ 
Hard fescue 
Dogstail 
Tall oat-grass | 
Sweet vernal | 
Squirrel-tail | 
- 
ES 
Brome-grass \ 
Yorkshire fog 
Clover 
1 1 
S f 
62 
39 
Harleston . . . 
Nunniugton . . 
p 
p 
_ 
_ 
c 
c 
C 
p 
p 
A 
0 
_ 
0 
P 
P 
A 
A 
A — 
Table XII. — Predominant Grasses — Cocksfoot and Fiorin. 
41 
Newton Morell . 
P |- 
C 
c 
c 
P 
=12.1=1 i 
c 
C 
c 
60 
Valley Meadows 
P A 
A 
A 
P 
C 
A 
_i_ 
A 
34 
High Griff. . . 
P — 
C 
P 
c 
c J- 
f H c 
32 
Cascade .... 
P 1— 
C 
P 
c 
Table XIII. — Predominant Grasses — Cocksfoot 
with Other Grasses. 
33 
The Park . . . 
P 
C 
c 
P 
P 
9 
Cricket St. 
A 
_ 
A 
A 
A 
z 
A 
A 
Thomas 
3 
Aran Valley, 1st 
A 
A 
A 
A 
\ 
25 
Oatfield . .' . . 
A 
A 
A 
A 
A 
A 
A 
5 
Aran Valley, 3rd 
P 
P 
0 
C 
P 
c 
A 
19 
Ingfield. . . . 
P 
P 
C 
C 
P 
C 
C 
C 
A 
C 
12 
Little Bray . . 
P 
P 
A 
0 
A 
= 
_ 
C 
A 
C 
Table XIV. — Predominant Grass — Cocksfoot. 
63 
Worley's Close . 
P 
c 
A 
A 
A 
46 
Beaufront . . . 
P 
c 
A 
C 
A 
A 
A 
17 
Hall Close . . . 
P 
A 
A 
A 
A ;— 
A 
A 
A 
61 
Brampton . . . 
P 
A 
A 
c 
A 
olc 
A 
A 
A 
C 
7 
Aran Valley, 5th 
P 
0 
0 
0 
SO 
South Lawn . . 
P 
0 
C 
C 
c 
0 
C 
C 
0 
a 
0 
0 
A 
C 
14 
Lydcott. . . . 
P 
1 
15 
Quarry Field . . 
P 
1 
P, predominant. A, abuudant. C, common. 
The most obvious deduction from the preceding tables is that 
the feeding value of a pasture depends more on the quality of 
the soil than on the nature of the herbage of which it is com- 
posed. None of the pastures inspected approach, in feeding 
powers, those at Pawlett Hams, near the mouth of the Parret ; 
and yet the grasses which form the great mass of the herbage 
there are of second-rate value. On a medium soil they would 
produce a very poor pasture. One cannot fail to be im- 
