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Bwedes, 11 acres barley, and 2 acres turnips. The clover was 

 very good. The seed mixture consists of per acre : 8 lb. of red 

 clover, 2 lb. of alsike, half a peck of "Pacey," and half a peck 

 of Italian rye-grass. Farmyard manure is generally used on 

 the clovers. 



The land intended for green crops receives : swedes — 7 tons 

 farmyard manure, 2 cwt. of salt and 2 cwt. of turnip manure ; 

 mangolds — 8 tons farmyard manure and 3^ cwt. of mangold 

 manure, afterwards top-dressed with nitrate of soda and salt, 

 equally mixed. "New Century" Yellow Globe is the variety 

 generally grown, the seed being sown at the rate of 6 lb. per 

 acre, on ridges 27 in. apart and singled out 14 in. in the rows. 

 The land intended for wheat receives nitrate of soda in the 

 spring, and that for barley, bone manure at the time of sowing, 

 if necessary. The meadow land intended for mowing receives 

 a dressing of 5 tons per acre of farmyard manure each year and 

 was well done ; showing no rough sedge-grass or thistles on it. 

 The pasture land is dressed with road scrapings ami mould, 

 and turnips, cabbages and mangolds are thrown out for stock 

 whenever the weather is suitable. 



The cattle at the time of our visit consisted of six cows, two 

 heifers with first calves, four in-calf heifers, three empty 

 heifers, five steers and five weanlings ; also five breeding sows 

 and twenty-three store pigs. Ten of the cattle and twenty-five 

 pigs were bred on the farm and the rest were purchased. The 

 cows are fed with long hay and cotton cake, oatmeal and bran. 

 The milk is used for making butter, which is marketed, the 

 calves and pigs receiving the separated milk. 



The cattle that are bought are purchased as calves about a 

 fortnight old and fatted off to sell at eighteen months old. The 

 calves are five months on milk, six months on grass and six 

 months in boxes. 



The cattle and pigs were a very nice looking lot, all showing 

 signs of breeding and in a very healthy condition. 



Two very useful cart-horses are kept, also one yearling and 

 a foal, all of which were purchased. 



Labour amounts approximately to 178Z.; purchased manure, 

 19/. 3s.; cake, corn and meal, 210/. 8s. Mangolds are hoed 

 piece-work at from 8s. to 10s. per acre, and corn at from 4s. to 

 6s. per acre. Four men and a boy are regularly employed on 

 the farm. 



The tenant is not responsible for the upkeep of buildings, 

 drainage, or gates. 



The stock on this farm were remarkably good, both as 

 regards quality and condition. The homestead and all buildings 

 were in a very neat and tidy state and carts and all implements 

 good. The corn crops were good, the barley being one of the 



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