Pitchill, Tilesford, and the Grove. 
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(i.) Barley. — The rape and turnips after peas are begun to be 
«aten off by slieep the first week in November, artificial food 
being given them upon it. After the green crop is finished, the 
land is prepared and sown the same as on the strong land, 
-except that no seeds are sown on the barley. 
(a.) Rape and Turnips after Barley. — Barley is generally 
harvested early in August, immediately after which the stubbles 
are scarified, and the same mixture of rape, turnips, and 
manure drilled in as in the previous cases. The crop comes on 
in time to be fed off after the rape and turnips which follow 
«arly peas. 
{13) Vetches and Winter Oats after Wheat. — The wheat 
stubbles are ploughed once immediately after harvest, and early 
in September drilled with 3 bushels of winter vetches and 
] bushel of winter oats. About the end of February the crop 
is top-dressed with f cwt. of guano, f cwt. of nitrate of soda, 
and 1 cwt. of bones, put on with the manure distributor. It is 
eaten off by sheep after they leave the last bit of rape and 
turnips, and they get on it an increased quantity of artificial 
food. 
4. Roots. — This course consists of (a) mangolds after rape and 
turnips sown on barley stubble, and (b) swedes after winter oats 
and vetches sown on wheat stubble. 
(a.) Mangolds. — The sheep are generally cleared off the rape 
and turnips by the last week in March, when the land receives, 
as quickly as possible, two steam cultivatings crosswise, and one 
steam ploughing after. This treatment secures a good seed-bed, 
and that great desideratum being obtained, the same system is 
pursued as in the case of mangolds after wheat on the strong 
land. 
(b.) Swedes. — As soon as the winter oats and vetches have been 
€aten off, which is generally by the end of May, the land is 
cultivated and otherwise prepared and manured in the same 
manner as for mangolds, 2 lbs. of seed being sown per acre. 
In every respect swedes are treated in the same way as mangolds, 
both previous to the crop being ready for use and afterwards. 
None of them are fed on the ground, the whole being topped 
and tailed, put in " buries," and drawn to the different home- 
steads as required for the stock. The cost of getting, topping, 
and tailing swedes is less than for mangolds, being 10s. per acre 
instead of 12s. 
Cattle. 
About 140 beasts, chiefly shorthorns, are kept for breeding 
and feeding, the number bred being usually about 30. The 
remainder are bought as they may be required, and worked off 
