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until weaning time, which is in May or early June, as they are 

 then not so likely to suffer from garget, although it is said, 

 however, h\ some that this weakens the ewes, as the wool 

 requires feeding. Some flockmasters who lanib down in 

 March clip their sheep late in June, and the lambs are not 

 weaned until July. The cows, cattle, and colts run on the low 

 meadows, the sheep never being allowed to go there. 



Pigs. — Seven or eight sows of the Large Black breed are 

 kept and put to the Large White boar. All pigs are fattened 

 and sold at from seven to ten score weights. 



The sows live on kohl rabi, cabbage, and water, except 

 shortly before farrowing, when they get a little sharps and 

 mixed corn. Young pigs after weaning are kept on with | lb. 

 of sharps and ^ lb. mixed corn. Fat hogs have what they will 

 take of a mixture consisting of two parts barley, one of peas, and 

 one of maize, all ground, with a few whole peas, in the middle 

 of the day, and cabbage, kale, or mangold, and fresh, clean water. 



Fowls. — There are some 500 fowls, consisting of BufE 

 Orpingtons, White Wyandottes, and Houdans. These are very 

 well looked after, and produce a considerable return. En- 

 couragement allowances of a Id. per score eggs, 6d. per 

 couple of chickens reared, and Is. in the pound for poultry 

 produce are given. 



The buildings are useful and kept in good order. The 

 sheep-house is a very suitable and useful building, erected by 

 the tenant himself, but subsequently paid for by the landlord. 

 There are fifteen cottages on the farm, but the tenant is not 

 responsible for upkeep. 



The ordinary agricultural labourer gets 13s. per week, with 

 Id. per hour overtime in hay time, and 1 bushel of malt for 

 brewing. Harvest work, which is chiefly done by the piece, 

 comes to about 11. for a month's work, with 3 bushels of 

 malt and hops. Horse-keepers get from 14s. to 14s, 6rf. per 

 week, with the same extras as labourers. Milkers receive 17s. 

 per week. Several of the best men live rent free, with 

 cottage and garden. They have good gardens. Shepherds' 

 wages work out rather higher, because of the special labour 

 entailed with a show flock. Horse-keepers come to work at 5 

 o'clock in the morning, turning out at 6 o'clock in the summer 

 and 7 o'clock in the winter, returning to the stable at 3. The 

 cost of labour, including grooms, gardeners, carpenters, and 

 machine-men amounts to about 1,200/. per annum. Purchased 

 foods cost 7()0Z. or (SOO/., and artificial manures 100/. The 

 home-grown produce consumed on the ferm is valued at 300/. 

 per annum. 



Perhaps this may not be an ideal show farm, but the land 

 is well done, as is also the large head of stock, which is in 



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