ADDENDA. NO. I. 455 



niited extent in Scotland, and it is in general thought more pro- 

 fitable to fatten sheep than cattle on turnip farms, f he advantage 

 of eating turnip on the ground by sheep, is fully recognized in 

 Scotland, as well as in Norfolk. But a crop of 30 tons, will allow 

 a fourth part or more to be drawn for the straw-yards, instead of 

 converting the straw into dung, as in Norfolk, by means of hay 

 and oil-cake. With regard to converting the straw into dung, by 

 littering cattle fattened in stalls or hammels, it is only necessary 

 to observe, 1. That they would need twice as many turnips at 

 least, or rather three times, which a clay-land farmer cannot 

 grow at all, and a turnip farmer will not take from his sheep, and 

 impoverish his land ; 2. There would not be straw enough for 

 this extensive stall-feeding upon full turnips ; and, 3. He has 

 seldom houses for the purpose. 



A farmer of land in Scotland, under the Norfolk rotation, ma- 

 nages his materials, therefore, in the following manner. Sup- 

 posing that these materials, at the beginning of winter, are 



200 acres of wheat, barley, and oat-straw. 



20 acres of turnip and potatoes, to be eaten in the straw-yard 

 and houses, for the purpose of converting this straw into dung. 



20 acres of hay, reserved from soiling and pasture. The straw, 

 1 ton ; turnips, 30 tons ; hay, 1* ton. Twelve horses, and as 

 many cows or other stock to be housed, and cattle kept in straw- 

 yard, to convert the straw into dung. If he buys a few cattle 

 for fattening, it will only diminish the number of the straw-yard 

 cattle, without affecting the result; and upon such land, he can- 

 not *rell have a breeding stock of any kind. 



As we suppose not more than three-fourths of the straw is con- 

 verted into dung during the winter months, and that the remain- 

 der is reserved for soiling in summer, suppose he buys only 40 

 stout kyloes, or north-country cattle, for his straw-yard, which 

 he begins to serve with wheat or barley-straw and turnips ; his 

 horses and housed cattle, at the same time, get the best oat- 

 straw ; the horses having corn, and one feed of potatoes or Swe- 

 dish turnips, and the cows, &c. a few turnips. All the stock will 

 eat a less or greater quantity of straw, in proportion as they get 

 more or less of turnips, and other food. The straw-yard cattle 



VOL. i. 2 E 



