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and foul crop of wheat in 1864, being mixed seeds in 1865. 
Those were broken up at Midsummer and the land sown with 
wheat in the autumn; in 18G7 it was peas, and in 18B8 was 
again wheat, which was top-dressed with the usual mixture of 
artificials and produced a wonderful crop. This year it is barley, 
and after harvest it will be manured for vetches. 
The third part, measuring about 14 aci-es, was in 1864 barley, 
which had succeeded wheat, and in 1865 was mixed seeds, 
treated as usual. Since then it has been cropped as the preceding 
portion. 
The fourth and fifth parts, comprising 15 and 7 acres re- 
spectively', were wheat in 1864, half vetches and half seeds in 
1865, and have since been treated in the same manner as parts 
2 and 3. 
Ilolloway. — At present this close measures about 25 acres, 
but in 1864 it consisted of two fields of 16 and 9 acres re- 
spectively. 
The sixteen-acre piece was wheat in 1864 and seeds in 1865. 
In 1866 it was sown partly with peas and partly with mangolds, 
and the courses of cropping since pursued are the following : — 
After Peas. After Mangold. 
1867, bai ley. 1867, wheat. 
1868, barley. 1868, barley. 
1869, seeds. 1869, seeds. 
The seeds will be broken up as usual at Midsummer and sown 
with wheat. The cross-cropping just mentioned was caused, 
firstly, by the wet summer of 1867, and secondly, by the necessity 
of draining. 
The other portion of " Hollo way " bore a crop of oats in 1864 
and mixed seeds the next year. These were broken up at Mid- 
summer but not cleaned, and succeeded by vetches, which again 
were not cleaned ; in 1867 the piece was vetches again, which 
were fallowed and sown with wheat ; and this year it is in winter- 
beans. 
The Grove, 200 Acres. 
Mr. Bomford took possession of this farm in February, 1868, 
paying for the work which had been done since the previous 
Michaelmas, from which date his tenantcy really commences. It 
was in a bad state when he took it, and seems up to that time to 
have sustained its ancient reputation, which gave to it the appella- 
tion of " Starve All," by which name it is distinguished on 
the Ordnance Map. In describing the operations which have 
been carried out on this farm, we shall follow the plan pursued 
in the case of Tilesford, merely calling attention to the fact that 
