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on a piece of new gronncl, "where tnrnip seed was sowed. And a 

 bountiful crop was ready to harvest in November. Before the end 

 of the growing season these okl sheep were in a thrifty condition, 

 and would have made far better mutton than thousands of sheep 

 that are received at the ISTew York markets every Aveek. About the 

 1st of ^November, one of my fatlier's thoroughbred South Downs was 

 borrowed for a few days, the result of which was that, about the 

 lirst week of the succeeding April, every ewe had by lier side a large 

 and strong lamb showing a liberal infusion of tiie South Down 

 blood. And some of the ewes reared twins. At the last of June 

 those lambs weiglied forty to sixty pounds per head. And I sold 

 them to a tricky butcher, who, by the way, has not paid for them to 

 this day. During the winter those ewes had the advantage of a 

 spacious and comfortable shed from the close of the growing season 

 until the next summer. And they lost not a single lamb, although 

 the period of weaning occurred in cold and stormy weather. During 

 the foddering season this little flock received a feeding of a few tur- 

 nips daily, in addition to hay in the morning, all the straw they 

 would eat during the day, and a supply of cut corn-stalks at even- 

 ing, with access to water at all times. The only secret of producing 

 good land^s from ewes of a medium size is to cross them with a 

 thoroughbred South Down, Hampshire Down, Cotswold, or Leices- 

 ter, and give them proper care. Slieep must have a supply of tur- 

 nips during the fodder season to give tone to their health. 



A Sn ALLOW Plowek. 

 Mr. J. E. Yaughan, Wyalasing, Bradford county. Pa., is convinced 

 of it, and gave his experience and ideas as follows : Commenced 

 farming for self five years ago last spring. Have been an interested 

 reader of the reports of your Club for years, and follow farming for 

 the pleasure as well as the profits, which is sure to accompany thor- 

 ough s^^stematized operations. I commenced as an advocate of deep 

 tillage, but have learned from experience that it is not the thing for 

 our soil here in northern Pennsylvania, for I can and have raised at 

 least one-third more grain, especially corn, other things being equal, 

 acre for acre, from land plowed only three or four inches deep, than 

 I possibly could from land plowed twice as deep; besides, deep 

 plowing ]3roves not only a temporary but a permanent injury to our 

 laud. Farmers want to think as well as act, and I tell you it don't 

 do to plow so deep that the turf, which in decomposing should fur- 



