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farmyard manure, 1 cwt. sulphate of ammonia, 5 cwt. super- 

 phosphate, 2 cwt. kainit, 1 cwt. nitrate of soda (if a dry 

 season) per acre. Beatis — 8 tons farmyard manure per acre. 

 Clover — 4 cwt. superphosphate per acre. Oals — 1 cwt. sul- 

 phate of ammonia, 3 cwt. superphosphate, 1 cwt. kainit per 

 acre. The oat yield is about 9 quarters. These quantities 

 are about an average, they are governed of course by the 

 quality of the land. Seeds are never left down more than 

 one year. The grass land intended for hay has hay, cake and 

 roots fed on, and also receives farmyard manure, basic slag and 

 superphosphate. The pastures have cake fed on and those 

 pastures that are on strong land receive basic slag every third 

 year. The pastures are excellent, as proved by the fact that 

 the stock which are home-bred are fit for the butcher as yearlincs. 

 The seeds mixture for temporary pasture is 6 lb. white clover, 

 6 lb. red clover, 2 lb. hybrid cowgrass, 2 lb. alsike, l lb. trefoil, 

 4 11). Italian rye-grass, 2 lb. rib grass per acre, which makes a 

 heavy seeding. The mixture for hay consists of 7 lb. red clover, 

 3 lb. cow-grass, 2 lb. alsike, 1^ pecks Italian rye-grass. 

 The stock on the farm consisted of : — 



22 Cart horses (19 home bred) 1 hunter, 2 ponies. 



10 Aberdeen Angus cattle (all home bied), 2 cows (1 home bred). 



About 180 Irish bullocks are grazed in the summer, bought in chiefly 



at York. 

 220 < xford Down ewes (all home bred). 

 .500 Feeding hoggs. 

 22 Berkshire pigs (20 home bred). 

 170 White Orpington poultry (home bred). 

 22 Indian runner ducks (home bred). 



The horses taken as a whole were one of the finest lots we 

 had the pleasure of seeing in the competition. In winter they 

 receive old hay, crushed oats and chopped oat straw ; in summer 

 grass, and oats when working. 



The bullocks were as good Irish as could be bought, which 

 is saying a lot, and were consistent in type, all looking like good 

 feeders. Mr. Atkinson feeds all the year round, selling off as 

 the cattle get fit. The bullocks receive in winter pulped roots, 

 chopped oat straw and hay, 8 lb. cake and 2 lb. meal ; in summer 

 .the forward bullocks get 8 lb. mixed cake and grass, and the 

 stores 4 lb. cake which is gradually increased to 8 lb. The two 

 cows are kept to supply the house and look good dual-purpose 

 cattle. 



As regards the Oxford Down Sheep, the ewe flock is pure 

 and all are entered in the herd book. The flock was founded 

 in 1907 with blood from Mr. Heslop, Mr. John White and Mr. 

 Elliott. Lambing takes place in February and March, and this 

 year resulted in a crop of 175 per cent, of lambs. Most of the 

 ram lambs are sold about home, averaging from 4Z. to 51. Some 



