520 



Transactions of the 



Acres. 



Hay and pasture 



Turnips 



Mangolds 



Parsnips 



Carrots 



Potatoes 



Wheat 



The stock usually kept will consist of — 



Horses 



Cows . 



Heifers 



Pigs 



10 

 2 



1 



1 



0} 



2 



3* 



20 



2 

 6 

 6 



8 



"To manage the above, and keep the whole in proper order, will 

 require the constant attention of four persons — two men and two 

 women. In most cases the farmer has no recourse to any assistance 

 beyond that of his own immediate household; it is, indeed, a rare 

 occurrence for a tenant-farmer to hold a farm of this extent, unless he 

 can rely upon his own family for assistance." 



The high farming pursued is very different from that prevalent where 

 larger areas are treated, and where there is abundant capital for the 

 work. It is rather that of garden cultivation, where the utmost use is 

 made of the capacity of every field, and where deep plowing, heavy 

 manuring, and careful attention, produce their very best effect. These 

 farms have often an untidy and ill kept look about the fence corners 

 and the old thatch-covered stone sheds; but the available land itself is 

 a picture of the neatest and most effective cultivation. Even the 

 smaller places have a full supply of outbuildings — stable, cow-house, 

 sties, sheds, barns, cider-house, and bake house — conveniently disposed, 

 and according with the size of the farm. 



As on these small farms the horses kept are not sufficient for the deep 

 plowing practiced, farmers join their teams and make a festival, not 

 unlike our corn-huskings, for the annual preparation of the land for 

 growing roots — a preparation which exerts its influence on the subse- 

 quent rotation of crops, and on the final product of grass. 



THE CLIMATE. 



After the great fertility of the soil, the agricultural prosperity of 

 Jersey is most indebted to its remarkable climate. This is due to the 

 circumstances above hinted at, but it is difficult to understand how 

 these should have so great influence. Softer skies and milder Winters 

 it would be hard to find. Variations of temperature are gradual and 

 slight. It is never cold in Winter and rarely hot in Summer. The 



