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The cattle in May consisted of 32 dairy cows in-milk, 6 ditto 
in-calf, 9 cows rearing calves, 9 two-year-old heifers, 10 year- 
ling calves, 13 weaning-calves and 2 bulls. When we were 
there in January there were 14 fatting cows, which were sold 
before the date of our second visit. One of the bulls was a 
young one, lately purchased from the well-known herd of Colonel 
Kingscote, and is, we think, calculated to effect an improvement 
in this herd of good dairy cows. 
The flock consisted of 75 breeding-ewes, 96 lambs and 3 rams 
— rather a mongrel lot as to breeding, but in very good con- 
dition, and very well cared for. 
The swine consisted of 4 breeding-sows, 3 fatting hogs, and 
46 store pigs. 
jVIr. Harding is great in cider making, his returns from this 
source being larger than what we found in any other case. 
The land is of very good quality, and both arable and pasture 
land are well managed ; there were some very fine growing 
crops on the former. 
Xo manures are purchased, but a large sum is spent annually 
in feeding-stuffs for the stock. 
At our first visit in January, we found the fences by no means 
in a good state. The dilapidations were, however, rectified 
at our second visit, Mr. Harding's custom being to do this 
annually, as soon as the hunting season is over. 
Frocester Farm, about 5 miles from Stroud, in the county of 
Gloucester, the property of J. A. Graham Clarke, Esq., and 
occupied by Mr. George Savage, contains, according to the 
certificate of entry, — 
62 0 0 Arable land. 
138 0 0 Pasture land. 
Total 200 0 0 
In his certificate the soil is described as light, and the subsoil 
as gravel. The tenancy is a yearly one, with a Lady-day entry. 
The house and buildings are almost close to Frocester Station, 
which is a great advantage to this farm, stocked as it is with 
dairy-cows, the milk being sent thence to Birmingham and 
London daily. 
The rate of wages in this part of Gloucestershire is low, viz., 
13s. per week, and an allowance of cider during the summer 
months. The cottage-rents vary from 3/. to 4/. per annum. 
Mr. Savage's land being of good quality, he is not obliged to 
spend a large sum in purchased foods ; his outlay in this 
respect, however, exceeds 20*. per acre. 
