the Farming of the Duchies of Schlesicig and Holstein. 353 
A fpcding-flock of 450 cross-bred Merino and Cotswold sheep 
are kept. They are bred on his other farms, and at Ourupgaard 
are kept on grass during the summer, and on roots, hay, and 
cake in the sheep-stables in winter. They clip about 4^ lbs. 
of wool once in the year, but the price is 50 per cent, higher 
than can be got for Danish fleeces. 
The rotation, as given above, comprises three courses of 
cereals, viz., wheat, barley, and oats. Of these, the wheat and 
most of the barley are sold ; and the oats, with some barley ,^ 
are consumed on the farm, as well as the roots and pulse, and 
artificial food to the amount of about lOs. per acre. The ex- 
penditure on artificial manures is 15^. per acre, and this item 
would be very much larger but for the fact that 200 tons of 
green bones are bought every year, at 4/. 10s. per ton, for the 
whole of Mr. Tesdorpf 's farms. These bones are crushed and 
dissolved at home, and are applied to every crop of corn, roots, 
and pulse. In addition to this, artificial food is given to the 
stock on the grass ; therefore the statement that the average of 
the crops has nearly doubled since 1841 is not so incredible as 
might at first sight appear. The following Table shows the 
quinquennial averages for all kinds of corn since 1850 : — 
Periods. 
Bashels per 
Acre. 
1850-54 35 J 
1855-59 37 
1860-64 411 
1865-69 46i 
1870-74 46i 
These averages have been calculated by adding together the 
quantities of land sown with each kind of grain, on the one 
hand, and the several yields on the other, then dividing the 
latter amount by the former. The difference in result between 
this method and the more usual one is illustrated by the fol- 
lowing Table, which shows the produce of each kind of crop 
per acre for the last five years, in imperial bushels per acre. 
1870. 1871. 
1872. 
1873. 
1874. 
Average. 
"Wheat .. .. 
live 
Barley 
Outa 
Peas 
Mixed com . . . . 
Beans 
Average .. 
32 
411 
48 
613 
38J 
36J 
19 
39! 
461 
46 
GIJ 
m 
55 
37 
471 
34| 
411 
68i 
45^ 
53^ 
39 
47 
41^ 
38§ 
54J 
32i 
56| 
44 
421 
42 
m 
48^ 
603 
24 
49 
10 
3Gf 
391 
31 
«i 
61i 
36 
50 
30 
42 
