Cultivation Of Grass

A speaker on tliis subject sakl: Six teaths of the whole cultivated area of the Stilte of New York is occupied by grass. We nre indebïed to it for all tbe meat, and wool, eheese and butter which we produce. lts annual value in tbe State of New York is six!y million dollnrs. - The average production of tbc rnoadows of New York is 96 tons of dry hay to the hundred acres, wbile the county of Kings, the most fertilo in the State, is ICO tons to the buudi'id acrs. Tbe difference bctweeu the average productiou of tbc State and cotroty is not on accouut of the superiority of the soil or clinuite, but of the skill of the farmers.. Ho proceeded to elassify grass iuto live distinct varieties: 1, Juugle; 2, Aquatic; ;!, Marine; 4, Agrarian; 5, Meadow; all oi' whicb werc inteudeel lor somc. usoful purpose. It i;, the business of practical agriculture to find out what that purpose is, and to place it n tbe loeality and under the tlic conditions best suitcd to its raOBt profitablo devclopment. The soil best ud&plod to tbe growth of the most valuable rasses is a strong calca rcous soil, resting on elayey sub sou. Such would resist drouth and beat, and mako a fino durable sod. There were live principies to be kept ia view in seeding lauda for mcadows. ]st. We must sow a variety of seeds. 2d. We should ouly sow such grasses as flower at the samo period. 3d. The seeds sown should be exactly adapted to the soil and climate. 4 th. We must stock our mcadows witb the most nutritivo grassea. 5th. Tbe meadows on a farm sbould be 80 anauged as to come sucecEsively to iu aturity. '