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country consumption. In Ireland and Scotland it is 

 different ; oats, like potatoes, being a favourite crop. It 

 appears by the statistical returns of Irish agricultural 

 produce, that the quantity of oats sown the last six 

 years averaged 2,086,960 acres, which, if we reckon the 

 crop at five quarters per aero, yields 10,434,800 qrs. 

 And we find by the returns for four yeai'S (1847 to 

 1850) that the estimated average was 10,535,075 qrs. 

 per year, which, as a large quantity of land was then 

 lying waste, in consequence of the disturbed state of 

 the country, was certainly not more than the present 

 average. 



The quantity of barley produced in Ireland, in the 

 four years from 1847 to 1850 inclusive, is estimated in 

 the returns of the Board of Trade at an average of 

 1,291,580 qrs. ; and as more land is now under til- 

 lage than at that calamitous period, we may fairly 

 reckon on an equal quantity at this time. 



In Scotland the quantity of land sown with spring 

 corn is ascertained by actual inspection, which the 

 Government would do well to adopt in tliis country. 

 According to the returns for 1855 and 1850 the re- 

 spective number of acres stood as follows : 



1855. 1856. 



Barley 186,082| 165.663^ qra. 



Oats 933,662^ 918.258| 



Taking the average of these numbers, and reckoning the 

 produce of barley at 5 qrs. and of oats at 6 qrs. per 

 acre, we obtain the following results : 



Barley 175.873x5 = 879,365 qrs. 



Oata 925,960 x 6 = 5,555,760 



In a letter on the barley trade, dated the 29th Oct., 

 1850, the writer has estimated the average breadth of 

 land under barley at 2,250,000 acres, being half that 

 of wheat ; this was for the whole of the United King- 

 dom. If we therefore deduct 175,875 acres for Scot- 

 land, and 322,897 for Ireland, we have remaining, for 

 England and Wales, 1,751,228 acres under barley, 

 which, at 5 qrs. per acre, amounts to about 8,750,000 

 quarters. The estimated quantity, thei'efore, is as 

 follows : 



Barley. 



England aad Wales 8,750,000 qrs. 



Scotland 879.365 



Ireland 1,291,586 



Total.. 10,920,951 

 The breadth of land under oats we estimate, for 

 England and Wales, at half that undtr barley, say 

 850,000 acres,,wliich, at qrs. per acre, gives 5,100,000 

 qrs. These, added to the quantities for Scotland and 

 Ireland, make up the following amount :— 



Oats. 



Eniiland and Wales 5.100,000 qra. 



Scotland 5,555,760 



Ireland 10,535,072 



Total. . 21,190,832 

 We are making an effort, by personal application, to 

 obtain from authentic sources the quantity of corn, &c., 

 grown in each district of England and Wales ; and 

 shall, therefore, have occasion to recur to the subject 

 again, in a future number. 



A DAY AT WARLABY, 



What a treat ta the real lover of short-horns ! Even to 

 the uninitiated it is a treat of no ordinary character ; but to 

 those who can really enter into and appreciate the various points 

 of these noble animals, it is one of superlative pleasure. No- 

 where else (we write it witliout fear of contradiction) can such 

 a sight be seen as that presented by the far-famed Warlaby 

 herd. It has been our happiness to visit it on various occa- 

 sions, and w^ell do we remember the feelings with which we 

 gazed for the first time oa these wondrous animals. The forms 

 of those splendid cows — " Isabella Buckingham,"" Bagatelle," 

 "Hawthorn Blossom," ''Cherry Blossom," " Plum Blossom," 

 " Rose Blossom," " Charity," &c., &c., would perpetually rise 

 before the mind, and effectually robbed us of that night's rest, 

 lately it has again been our lot to spend a few hours with our 

 kind friend Richard Booth, Esq., the owner of this magnifi- 

 ccut herd, and we cannot fojbear jotting down a few of the 

 impressions we received on the occasion. We may notice at 

 the outset that the most of Mr. Booth's bulls are from home, 

 being liired by noblemen and gentlemen in all parts of Eng- 

 land, Ireland, and Scotland. So popular are these bulls, tliat 

 applications for them are conlinualiy niide mouths before the 

 several animals are at liberty. His Royal Highness Prince 

 Albert is now using one of them for the third season, and is 

 80 i)leased with him as to have ordered his portrait to be taken. 

 Among the bulls so " leC we may mention the names of those 

 celebrated animals — " Vanguard," " Baron Warlaby," " Hope- 

 well," " Harbinger," "Highthorn," "Sir Samuel," &c. But 

 to return. We have paid our respects to the worthy owner, 

 and after partaking of bis well-known hospitality, we set forth 

 to view the herd. We are first conducted into the large pas- 

 ture near th; house, where our old friend " Cudih/," the herds- 

 man, is in attendance. Presently we find ourselves in the 



midst of a group of animals, which cannot fail to astonish 

 the beholder. Here we see the splendid bull " Crown Prince'''' 

 — the sire of the greatest number of prize-winners ever known. 

 He is, perhaps, the most successful and sure bull of his day. 

 Next we scan the cows, and what a host of well-known names 

 have we here ! " Satin" and " Sarauet," " Biauea" and 

 " Vivandiere," " Blithe" and " Blithefut," " Charity," " Red 

 Rose," and " Princess Elizabeth," with numerous others. At 

 the time of which we write, no less than seven cows are within 

 a short time of calving. This speaks well for the prolific 

 character of the herd. Among the rest, our attention is drawn 

 to " Red Rose," the dam of the celebrated trio, " Queen of 

 the May," " Uueeu Mab," and "Lord of the Valley." As 

 we gaze on her beautiful form, we are not surprised that with 

 " Crown Prince" as sire, and " Rsd Rose" as dam, such per- 

 fect specimens as the three named should be the produce. The 

 cow is now on the point of calving again, or probably has 

 already calved. May the fourth be as good as the others — 

 better it cannot well be. In another field, we are shown thai, 

 noble and perfect specimen of his race, " Windsor," by " Crown 

 Prince," out of the famous prize cow, " Plum Blossom." 

 This bull is well-known to the short. horn world, as the winner 

 of all the first prizes of his day. Time and space prevent our 

 dwelling on other animals well worthy of notice in the fields. 

 We must now repair to the Jiouses and their occupants. If 

 we have been amazed with the show in the fields, what shall 

 we say of the splen Jid animals to which we are now intro- 

 duced? Here we have the crea/M of the herd. The cows "Nec- 

 tarine Blossom" and "Bride Elect," with that remarkable 

 prize animal, "Bridesmaid," first engage our attention. We 

 are lost in admiration as we view these surprising specimens, 

 and we think— What next? We proceed onward, and still 



