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very small one of green crops. Though Mr. Dunn has his farm 

 in splendid order, we think he does not produce the amount of 

 beef and mutton which should be expected from a farm of this 

 description. 



Horses. — From 8 to are usually employed, worked in pairs. 

 Young ones are reared, and most of Mr. Dunn's horses are sold 

 at from 7 to 8 years old. They are a good class of horse, 

 and well cared for ; usually fed on about 14 lbs. of bruised 

 oats per day, with the addition of a few split beans when worked 

 hard, with chaff, &c. 



Cattle. — Mr. Dunn breeds from 15 to 20 calves yearly, which 

 he keeps and feeds. We had the pleasure of seeing 6 or 7 very 

 fine specimens of cattle in Jul}-, some of which were worth 40/. 

 a head. 



There are also from 20 to 30 Irish heifers bought in and fed 

 yearly, making on the whole about 50 cattle sold to the butcher. 



Mr, Dunn uses both linseed and cotton-cake in feeding, but 

 his accommodation is very second-rate for winter. The cows 

 are fair specimens of shorthorns, but not pedigree animals, 

 though Mr. Dunn sometimes has a fancy animal. 



Sheep. — The sheep on this farm are, as a rule, a flying stock, 

 none being bred. Mr. Dunn, a few years ago, kept a breeding 

 ctock, but from experience prefers his present course — general ly 

 buying in lambs or shearlings, according to circumstances, and 

 feeding about 200 fat yearly ; principally the cross between 

 Leicester and Lincoln. 



They are bought in at all seasons of the year. 



They are fed with a certain amount of cake and turnips, but 

 principally on the grass land. 



Pigs. — The medium-sized white breed are kept. About 100/. 

 worth are sold in the year, all having been bred on the farm : also 

 about 200 stones of bacon are cured. Thev are either sold out 

 as pork, or kept and sold when fit for bacon. They are fed princi- 

 pally on Indian corn, ground in a mill, which Mr. Dunn has 

 on the farm. 



Falloio and Roots. — With the course of husbandry adopted on 

 this farm, a small proportion of roots is grown — not more than 

 from 25 to 30 acres, principally inangolds and swedes, with a few 

 common turnips. 



Mr. Dunn's prospect for a root crop did not look at all pro- 

 mising, though the land was clean, and had been well done. 

 The first sown swedes had been taken by the fly, and the second 

 lot had barely made an appearance. For inangolds and swedes 

 about 10 tons of manure are given, with the addition of about 

 4 cwt. of a mixture of guano and dissolved bones ; the roots are 

 drilled on the flat. 



