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Sutherland Reclamation. 
old wethers, 70 polled bullocks, 5 cows, and 6 working oxen. 
About one-third of the oat-straw was eaten by the sheep, and 
the grieve states that they took it in preference to the hay. The 
rest of the straw was given to the beasts, and the greater part 
of it trodden into dung. 
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The grass-seeds on the Nos. III. and IV. farms were rolled 
by a heavy Cambridge roller, drawn by steam, but the result 
was not nearly so good as that obtained on the Nos. I. and 11. 
farms by the much more efficient rolling done by the little 
traction engine. A very marked improvement has also resulted 
