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of soda applied in the spring. For harleij, 2 cwt. superphos- 

 phates, 2 cwt kainit, and 1 cwt. sulphate of ammonia per acre 

 put on with the seed. For oats, 2 cwt. superphosphate, 2 cwt. 

 kainit and 1 cwt. nitrate, the last named being applied soon 

 after the oats have got into blade. 



Stock-breeding' and Feeding. — The stock consists of eleven 

 horses, fifty-three cattle, 170 sheep and about forty pigs. 



Horses. — All the horses are of the Shire breed and are all 

 young and very fit for their work. This is accounted for by 

 the generous rations which are allowed during the winter and 

 spring seasons. The working horses are allowed 1 stone of 

 rolled oats, and ^ stone of bran per day, with a small quantity 

 of hay to regulate the other foods. 



Cattle. — These consist of six cows and six calves, all bred on 

 the farm. Other fourteen calves and twenty-one blue-polled 

 cattle for feeding during winter were purchased. 



The calves are all reared by Mr. Wass, who gives special 

 attention to this department, and has been very successful. 

 They are allowed new milk until they are one month old. 

 They are then given a special meal mixture consisting of 4 stones 

 wheat, 2 stones linseed, and 2 stones Scotch oatmeal, all ground 

 together and served as " skilly." 



The feeding cattle are a fine lot of blue-polled bullocks, 

 bought, and fed in covered folds, growing into splendid beef. 

 The summer cattle have nothing but grass ; in winter, they are 

 fed with ^ bushel (about 21 lb.) of roots, three times per da.j. 

 They are started with about 6 lb. of cake per day and the 

 allowance is gradually increased up to 12 lb. per day. The 

 cake given consists of linseed cake, cotton cake, and Silcox cake. 

 The cake allowance does not interfere with a meal allowance of 

 2 lb. per day which is given. The general practice is to watch 

 closely the feeding of the bullocks and to make slight variations 

 in the cake and other allowances as judgment suggests. 



Sheep. — The sheep flock consists of sixty-five ewes and their 

 followers, 105 lambs. The ewes are of the Lincoln and Leices- 

 ter cross and the lambs by a Lincoln tup. Other sixty lambs 

 are brought in to eat the roots on the land. The system of 

 feeding these is as follows: — They are started on ^ lb. of linseed 

 cake and cotton cake per day with as many roots as they will 

 eat. The cake allowance is increased up to 1 lb. per head per 

 day, and ^ lb., increased to ^ lb., ivhole maize is added. 



Pigs. — These are mostly of the Yorkshire breed, and are 

 kept in the covered folds and fed on sharps and barley meal. 



Poultry. — All kinds of poultry are kept of which there are 

 about 35(3 head. Great care and attention is bestowed on 

 these, and while cross breeds are kept because most profitable, 

 pure bred male birds are always procured. From the receipts 



