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He has also, at the cost of 150/., filled up and levelled old marl- 
pits ; he has planted 2138 yards of new fences, protecting the 
same, and planting quicks, all at his own cost. He has done 
all the carting for new buildings— a very extensive range. He 
has made and painted the gates, and fixed the same — the land- 
lord finding wood. He has erected a Dutch barn, 45 yards by 
6 yards, and 19 feet high, at his own cost, except the posts, 
which were given in the rough. And these improvements have 
been principally effected within the last eight years. The build- 
ings now are as complete as any tenant could desire ; the some- 
what homely farm-house being decidedly the most unpretending 
feature of the whole. The new dairy, with cheese-room over- 
head, standing on 8 yards by 5, and costing 140/., has been 
■erected by the tenant, to be refunded him at the rate of 50/. 
a year. 
On our last visit, a heavy crop of clover had been carried, 
and was stored in the Dutch barn. The seeds sown had been 
4 lbs. of red clover, 3 lbs. of cow-grass, 2 lbs. of alsike, 2 lbs. of 
white Dutch, 1 lb. of trefoil, and 1 bushel of Italian rye-grass, 
per acre. It made an admirable mixed hay. The small area 
■of mangolds looked most promising ; the swedes, Sutton's purple 
top, somewhat later than we had seen elsewhere, had been won 
from repeated attacks of fly. On the first appearance of the fly, 
a light brush of elder-boughs was drawn over them. This was 
followed by the turnip-drill with the coulters lifted, the two 
barrels delivering mixed lime-dust and flour of sulphur. Again 
the elder-boughs were brushed over the rows, this time watered 
at each double journey across the field from a water-pot con- 
taining paraffin and water. This sufficed, and the plant ulti- 
mately came away uninjured, and bid fair, when we saw it, to 
•cover the ground in a fortnight. 
The following is a list of the labourers employed : — One wag- 
goner, receiving 15s. a week, with 1/. at harvest-time ; one man 
at 24/. a year, living and boarding in the farm-house ; three boys 
at 5/. to 15/. a year, also boarding in the house ; and three girls 
at 12/., 10/., and 5/. respectively, who also live in the house. 
Other labour, some of it occasional, amounted in 1884 to 
48/. 15s. ; and there was 6/. 18s. extra spent on the potato 
harvest. The wages paid amount to 162/. 13s., and adding 
board and cottage hire together, it is probable this represents an 
outlay of 240/. per annum, or about 29s. an acre. 
Among the other outgoings are those for food and manure 
purchased ; 10 tons of superphosphate were used in 1884, cost- 
ing 48/. ; 8 tons of bones, 48/. 10s. ; 2^ tons of guano, 21/. 15s. ; 
6 tons of kainite, 13/. 16s. — or 132/. Is, for manures. The 
food used included 9 quarters of wheat and 100 quarters of 
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