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Influence on the Production of Mutton 



cultural Society of Scotland for 1905 and 1908, and these may 

 be referred to for full details. 



At Downan, in Ayrshire, an experiment was started by 

 Professor R. Patrick Wright, of the West of Scotland College 

 of Agriculture, in 1899, and was continued for six years. 

 This station was situated close to the sea, though at an 

 average altitude of about 100 feet. Each plot was three acres 

 in extent, the annual value of the land being put at 10s. per 

 acre. It had been under grass for about 80 years, and pro- 

 duced chiefly Agrostis and Sweet-scented Vernal. This 

 experiment was conducted in precisely the same way as all 

 the others, except that each plot really consisted of two 

 portions of ij- acres each, on which the sheep were grazed in 

 alternate weeks. In this way it was thought the grazing 

 would be more uniform, and that the pasture would be less 

 fouled. 



In 1905 Mr. R. B. Greig, of the Aberdeen and North of 

 Scotland College of Agriculture, started two stations in 

 Kincardine (Glen Dye) and Ross (Ardross) respectively. 

 These were continued for five seasons, and were reported on 

 by Mr. Greig in the present year. So far as the tests bear 

 on the original scheme at Cockle Park, the results will be 

 referred to in this report. 



Publications dealing with the Experiments. 

 It is obviously impossible, as it is undesirable, to refer 

 in great detail to the results of these various "Manuring for 

 Mutton " experiments conducted during the past 14 years 

 throughout England and Scotland. A note may therefore 

 be made of the publication, where a summary of each may 

 be found. 



Cockle Park : Bulletin No. 8 of the Northumberland 

 County Education Committee contains the results for the first 

 9 years, while 13 years are summarised in Bulletin 14. 



Sevington : The Journal of the Bath and West Society for 

 1910 contains Mr. Ashcroft's report of 10 years' work. 



The Cransley and other experiments supervised by the 

 Agricultural Department of Cambridge University, are sum- 

 marised in "Guide to Experiments," 1907. 



The Highland Society and West of Scotland Agricultural 



