460 SEEDS FOR HAY AND PASTURE. 


flower; perennial ryegrass was well forward; but neither 
timothy, cocksfoot, nor tall fescue were much in evidence. 
The herbage on Plot 6 was much thinner than that on Plot 5. 
The herbage on Plot 7 was lighter, cocksfoot, tall fescue, and 
foxtail not being in evidence, but timothy, meadow fescue, 
and perennial ryegrass had established themselves, and 
clovers—especially cowgrass—were well developed. 
So far it looks as ifthe No 5 mixture is the most suitable 
as a seeds mixture on this land 
The plots were mown on June 28th, rgoo, when the herbage 
was made into hay and afterwards weighed. The following 
are the results per acre :— 
Mons:) Gwe be | Tons. Cwt (i 
Ap ta 7 : I Z fe) | Plets = : 2 fe) ) 
Hon 2 = I 5 oF . )) Ploko = = I IO fe) 
eettay er gen ees 8 O | Plow =) = I 8 fe) 
Riot A. - I 15 Oe) 
At this centre kidney vetch proved a useful plant. On 
Plots 2 and 4 chicory did not prove nearly so strong a plant 
as at the other centres, while yarrow and burnet have not 
shown themselves to be valuable. The clovers and sainfoin 
have done much better here than at the other two centres. 
A review of the results of the experiments at the three 
centres shows that on the heavier London Ciay soil at Strath- 
fieldsaye the seeds sown on Plot 1 have given the most 
Satisfactory result, and the ryegrasses and timothy have so 
far done better on this soil than the other grasses. 
On the light gravelly soil at Reading the grasses have done 
much better than the clovers in the first year, as the latter died 
out, and at this centre the quality of the herbage on Plot 5 
is distinctly superior to that on any other plot. An important 
point also is that this plot has been greener throughout the 
season and has had a better bottom covering of herbage than 
that on any other. This was entirely due to the development 
of lucerne on this plot. For pasture purposes this plot has 
been distinctly the best. 
- On the chalk soil at Wolverton the clovers have done well 
especially cowgrass clover. At this centre, as at Reading, 
plot 5 has given the most satisfactory result. It is probable 
that the seeds mixture sown on No. 3, with the addition of 
