Pure versus mixed pastures for grazing
Abstract
This paper traces the history of British grassland farming. A perusal of the available accounts of early British
farming indicates that the practice was to crop the land till it no longer carried payable crops, then to leave it to restore
fertility by resting. Nothing was sown on it and the 'natural' herbage was allowed to grow at sweet will. This natural herbage consisted largely of weeds, and this may account for the complete and thorough distribution and accumulaticn of weeds
and weed seeds in Biitish farm lands.
Keywords
pasture; grazing; grassland farmingFields of Research
070305 Crop and Pasture Improvement (Selection and Breeding)Date
1933Type
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