Shepherd's Corner Farm. 



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by sheep and oxen, well dunged with farm-yard manure, and 

 ploughed once for wheat. 



[The present tenant reports that in 1846 the best sample of 

 wheat was after the rape and turnips ; but that the plant of 

 wheat on the dunged land always had the best appearance. 

 The yield of each piece per acre was about equal.] 



Field No. S—WiUetts—?>7 A. 1 r. 25 p. 



1843. Green crops. 10 acres winter and spring vetches mown for 



soiling ; the land afterwards drilled with rape and turnips, and 

 manured with guano and ashes : for late feed the crop was 

 pretty good. 7 acres peas of various sorts : crop only 4 

 sacks per acre: the rape which was sown after the peas failed 

 entirely. 2 acres potatoes ; a good sample; produce 65 bags 

 (240 lbs. each) per acre only. 5^ acres hybrid turnips ; an 

 excellent crop ; a part of the ground was muckled and heavily 

 folded, the ground thoroughly well worked, and the seed drilled 

 with ashes. The remainder of the ground was heavily folded, but 

 not muckled. After the ground had been ploughed some con- 

 siderable time, it was well dragged and harrowed, and the seed 

 drilled deeply with ashes: this part also bore an excellent crop. 

 This experiment gave satisfaction, as no turnips which could 

 be called a crop had before been grown upon this field. 

 13 acres Italian rye-grass; sown last autumn immediately 

 after wheat-harvest. This did not afford very much feed, the 

 ground being too poor and cold for it, and the plant was very 

 much thinned by the severe winds of March. 



1844. The whole field sown to oats ; the wireworm becoming very de- 



structive, the iield was rolled twice with a four-horse (a30-cwt.) 

 roller, which stopped further mischief, and saved the crop : 

 the produce 9 sacks per acre. The land sown to grass and 

 clover seeds as before. 



1845. One year's ley. Mown for hay ; crop about 1 ton per acre. 



Field No. ^--'Hicjher Ball—o^ a. 2 r. 37 p. 



1843. Wheat. A wonderful crop of straw; produce of grain 6^ sacks 



per acre, the grain not very well filled out. 



1844. Twelve acres folded over twice for swedes, and manured with 



guano and ashes : the plant was completely destroyed by the 

 fly. This was afterwards drilled across the former rows with 

 common turnips without any manure : for so late a crop it 

 was pretty good. 22 a. 2 r. 37 p. drilled to hybrid and com- 

 mon turnips, dressed with various artificial manures and a 

 quantity of ashes : the crop very fair. 



1845. Oats. Mown very early to improve the straw for winter fodder ; 



produce 11 sacks per acre. The land seeded with saintfoin. 



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