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was otherwise required, they were laid down with 6 cwt. of mixed 

 bones and 2 cwt. of guano per acre, which, together, cost £4 per 

 acre. The plants came ujd well, and had a fresh appearance until 

 the end of autumn. They were a fair crop, the value of which I 

 estimate at £7 per acre. The land was again ploughed in the 

 spring of 1874, and was sown about the middle of April with 7 

 bushels of oats to the acre, and before the harrowing was finished, 

 I sowed per acre 1 bushel of rye-grass, 4 lbs. of red clover, and 2 

 lbs. of white clover seeds, at a cost of lis. per acre. The oats 

 were cut on the last days of September, and soon after were 

 thrashed, when it was found there had grown 4 quarters upon 

 each acre, which weighed 42 lbs. per bushel, and sold for 25s. per 

 quarter. The straw was worth 13s. per quarter of grain. The young 

 grass had a good appearance during autumn and winter, except in 

 some small patches where the soil was j)ure clay. It having been 

 enclosed at a cost of £14, partly by a stone dyke and partly by a 

 wire fence, it was pastured by cattle during the three years it was 

 under grass. The value of which I estunate at first year's grass, 

 £3, 5s.; second year's grass, £3; third year's grass, £2, 5s. per acre. 

 The following table shows the income and expenditure at Martin- 

 mas 1877 : — 



EXPENDITURE. 



