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weighs 64 lb3., — in 1880 it weighed 66 lbs. ; Norfolk barley, 

 which he finds to yield better than chevalier, from 4 quarters 

 to 5 J quarters, weighs about 56 lbs.; and oats from 5 to 6 quarters 

 per acre, weighing 42 J lbs. and in exceptional cases 44 lbs. per 

 bushel. Mr Anderson has no anxiety to hold down the manure 

 bill. He gives land intended for cereal crops about 20 loads of 

 (lung in the autumn, and that which does not receive this gets 

 from 1 cwt. to 2 J cwt. of artificial manure. He tried an experi- 

 ment in the manuring of land for Swedish turnips a few years 

 ago, which clearly showed that over much stimulants are as 

 bad as too little. He gave from 2 cwt. up to 10 cwt. of the 

 best turnip manure to the acre, and found that the turnips 

 grown with 5 cwt. were equally as good, both in quantity and 

 quality, as those grown with 10 cwt. of the same manure. 

 Potatoes receive similar treatment to turnips. From 10 to 12 

 cwt. are planted per acre, and a yield of from 5 to 7 tons is 

 generally obtained. Mr Anderson fenced all the farm when he 

 entered, as well as drained a great deal. His farm steading and 

 dwelling house are very good. He feeds from 20 to 30 cross 

 bred cattle every year, and breeds from 10 to 12. He finds it 

 most profitable not to follow any strict rule, but to dispose of or 

 purchase cattle in any condition when a good bargain can be 

 made. The tenant ties up his feeding stock about the 1st of 

 October, and gives them a full supply of turnips and straw, with 

 from 3 lbs. to 4 lbs. of cake each per day when within three 

 weeks of selling ofl'. The cake is generally given them in the 

 middle of the day. Eock salt is laid in the stalls before the 

 cattle. The usual weight of the animals when fat is from 5 

 to 8 cwt. Sheep are not kept steadily on this farm, but the 

 grass is let in the end of the year along with as many turnips 

 as can be spared. From £7 to £10 is obtained for an acre of 

 Swedish turnips. There is an excellent stock of horses on 

 View field, being all Clydesdales, and several of them pedigreed 

 and prize winners. They have improved greatly within the 

 past twenty-five years. From 70 to 80 acres are allotted to a 

 pair. The tenant breeds at least one foal every year. Very 

 little hay is grown on this farm, only what supplies it with seed 

 for next crop. 'J'he average yield is about 130 stones (22 lbs. 

 ]3er stone) per acre. Wheat pays best in a good year. 



Almost in the immediate neighbourhood of the farm of View- 

 field is the model farm of Stonewells. Mr Tetrie, the tenant, 

 has been a very exemplary agriculturist for many years, and is 

 very careful and judicious in his system of farming. His farm 

 is one of the largest and best managed in the parish. Its extent 

 is 204 arable acres, for which the tenant pays £196, 3s. annual 

 rental. The land is similar to that on the farm of Viewlield. 

 Mr i'etrie applies chiefiy light manures to liis turnips. Potatoes 



