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eaten by the sheep, the quantity depending on the following 

 crop ; if intended for wheat, the land is required earlier and 

 more are taken off; if for barley, less. 



About 8 acres of cabbages are sown the same time as the Rabi, 

 and when the manure has been got on in the autumn 2 lbs. of seed 

 drilled per acre on the flat, 24 inches between the drills ; they 

 are set out 18 inches, the gaps being filled up by transplanting. 

 The kinds usually sown are the Early York, Enfield Market or 

 Battersea, and Drumheads. This year, owing to the dry 

 weather and also from being attacked by the fly, part of the 

 Rabi and all the cabbage have missed ; and at our last inspec- 

 tion the land was just being ploughed over again and drilled 

 with common turnips. 



About 20 acres of Swedes are sown about the middle of May, 

 These have also missed this year, with the exception of about 

 5 acres, which are a fair plant. The cultivation is similar to 

 that for mangold. Skirvings are principally grown ; the whole 

 of the crop is led off and stored on the grass. 



Usually from 10 to 12 acres of common turnips are drilled 

 about the first week in June, or as soon after as possible. The 

 Grey Stone, Norfolk Reds, and Yellow Aberdeen, are the kinds 

 grown, and this year the ground previously sown with Rabi and 

 Swedes has been re-sown with the latter variety. 



Rape is sown occasionally in June, from 4 to 5 lbs. of seed per 

 acre being drilled, 8 inches between the rows. There are this 

 year about 6 acres on a piece of new land, formerly a spinney, 

 which has just been grubbed up. 



Barley and Oats. — 70 acres are usually grown, about equal 

 quantities of each. The land is ploughed 5 inches deep, and the 

 seeding commences the latter end of February or beginning of 

 March. The small seeds are drilled 8 inches apart when the 

 barley is coming up. Spring corn not sown with seeds is 

 hand-hoed at a cost of 3s. Gd. per acre. The Alexandra barley 

 is grown, and Canadian oats ; 2 bushels of the former and from- 

 2 to 3 of the latter are drilled per acre. The average yield of 

 barley for the last three years is 6 quarters, and of oats 7 

 quarters. 



Clovers. — The usual quantity grown is 35 acres, soAvn amongst 

 the barley, 18 lbs. being drilled to the acre, two-thirds broad 

 clover and one-third trefoil ; occasionally one peck of rye-grass 

 is added, but not as a rule. Last year Mr. Checkley grew 

 considerably more, and less beans ; and this year the whole shift 

 has been sown entirely with clover, as he thinks it will be the 

 most paying crop. About 23 acres are mown for hay and 

 the rest grazed by sheep ; the clovers grown at Brogboro' this 

 year were considerably the best we saw during our inspection. 



