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Journal of Agriculture. 



[8 Nov., 1907. 



of loads of sand and a few loads of street sweepings were also secured, the 

 whole, with the exception of the wood refuse costing nothing but his 

 own labour. The various manures were all well mixed before being 

 used. The land was then thoroughly trenched to a depth of eighteen 

 inches, and given a heavv dressing of manure in the trench prior to sowing 

 the respective crops. 



Barley and tares are sown early in February and watered, the oat 

 crops in March, April, and May. No further sowing is undertaken until 

 August when maize, mangolds, and sugar beet are sown, and as soon as 

 one crop is harvested another is put in, two- crops being taken off the same 

 land each vear. The last crop of maize was sown during January, and 

 lasted until the winter. The grass plots are cut three times yearly, 

 during the autumn, winter, and spring, and are top-dressed with manure 

 between each cutting. The crops are all forced when requirerl by water 

 with sprinklers, and the expense is nil, as the quantity used is kept within 

 the rating limit. 



How THE Cows ARE MANAGED. 



The three cows now in milk are of no particular breed, being a cross 

 hf'twtn^n the A\rshire nnd Jorscv straitis : the\- were- bought for ^30, and 



IN PLEASANl 



are never allowed off the premises. Wiien freshly calved thev yield from 

 twelve to fourteen quarts of milk each, dailv, and average twenty quarts 

 aaily during the milking season of ten months. The whole of the milk 

 is sold at 4d. per quart. The cows are not allowed to become in calf 

 ■until they have been milking for at least three months; then thev are 

 milked for seven months and turned out for two months before again 

 calving, thereby keeping them in profit for ten months of the vear. Bv 

 this means the owner finds he has onlv to sell and replace his cows about 

 every three years, a good deal depending on the age of the cow. They 

 are fed at regular intervals four times daily, during milking hours and 

 at II a.m. and 9 p.m. respectively. On one day each week, thev receive 

 one kerosene tinful of 1 oiled potato skins (thrown away by most people) 



