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Mr. Everall follows a five-course rotation. On the stronger 

 land on the low side oif the farm roots are followed by barley, 

 seeds, wheat, and barley ; on the gravel and sand on the upper 

 side barley follows the seeds, and oats come after the second 

 barley crop. Thus, two straw crops follow the clover. No 

 catch cropping is practised as part of the system of manage- 

 ment, but after an early harvest rape and mustard are sown on 

 the stubbles, and eaten off with sheep. The cropping for this 

 year was : — 



32 acres roots after wheat and barley 



34 „ barley after roots, seeds, and wheat 



34 ,, seeds after barley 



12 ,, wheat after seeds 



17 ., oats after barley. 



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Also 7 acres potatoes after oats on an old turf recently broken up. 



One of the Judges described the management of the arable 

 land as perfect. The root land was absolutely clean on the 

 occasion of the last visit.^ There was a particularly fine piece 

 of mangolds with hardly a miss, and the plants large and true 

 to type. Mr. Everall's system of manuring for them is 10 tons 

 of farmyard manure ploughed in 9 in. deep by the end of 

 January ; at the time of sowing he applies 8 cwt. per acre of 

 the following mixture : — 4 tons superphosphate, 4 tons bone 

 meal, 5 tons kainit, 2 tons sulphate of ammonia ; immediately 

 after singling, the plants are top-dressed with 7 cwt. ground 

 rock salt and 1 cwt. niti-ate of soda per acre. For swedes, 8 tons 

 of farmyard manure, and 6 cwt. of the foregoing mixture are 

 applied. The potatoes were very good indeed, and it was 

 particularly interesting to learn that the crop came alter two 

 oat crops following old gi'ass. This particular field did not lie 

 well for grazing, which was the only reason for breaking it up, 

 but the wonderful potato crop suggested the reflection that the 

 land might conceivably be more profitable under the plough. 



The corn crops were magnificent, and Mr. Kverall has since 

 informed the writer that he has delivered 8 quarters of wheat, 

 and 7^ quartei'S of barley, per acre, exclusive of the tail corn. 

 The second straw crop receives 5 cwt. per acre of the following 

 mixture : — 1 ton sulphate of ammonia, 2 tons kainit, and 4 tons 

 suijerphosphate or bone-meal. Some of the barley which had 

 had sulphate of ammonia seemed to be ripening somewhat 

 unevenly, though a tremendous crop, and its appearance rather 

 suggested that the nitrogenous manure might be omitted. Mr. 

 Everall's pastures were very much better grazed than the 

 average of the district. It was particularly noted in passing 



' Most of jthese notes refer to the appearance of the holdingslin June and July, i 



