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with a drill, with the coulters set at 3 feet, and the first mark 
being crossed at right angles by the same process. The cab- 
bages are planted exactly at the intersection of the coulter-marks, 
and can therefore be horse-hoed in four different directions. As 
a matter of fact, however, two turns with the hoe are generally 
found sufficient, taking the course of the drill, and the remainder 
of the cleaning is very easily accomplished by hand. They are 
fit to stock about Michaelmas. A few white turnips for early 
feed are also sown in this break as soon as the first week in 
May. Their cultivation does not differ from that of the swedes 
and mangolds. The swede-crop of 1875 was very fine, the roots 
being large and of good quality. The mangolds and cabbage 
were also capital crops. About one-third of the mangolds and 
swedes are carted off the land, and the remainder consumed by 
sheep upon it. 
Barley is sown as early as the land will work. Three bushels 
is the usual seeding, and the sort favoured is Hallett's Pedigree. 
The mixturs of seeds in laying down the land with clover is 
8 lbs. broad, 4 lbs. White Dutch, 4 lbs. trefoil, and 1 peck of 
lye-grass. This very libei-al seeding is apparently well paid for. 
-Nowhere did we see more luxuriant seeds, or a more perfect 
plant, than on Mr. Adkins' farm at our May visit. About half 
the acreage of seeds is grazed, and half kept for clover-hay, and 
the steam-plough is occasionally called into requisition to break 
up the grazed seed-land for wheat. About 21 acres had been 
thus steam-ploughed at our November visit, and the work was 
well executed at a depth of about 7 inches. 
Browick Red Wheat is sown, the quantity of seed used being 
2^ bushels an acre. The wheat is always harrowed in spring, 
and generally also hoed at a cost of 4^. an acre. It is cut by a 
Hornsby's " Governor " machine nearly always, but, when this 
is impracticable, it costs 18s. to 20s. an acre to reap it by hand. 
The stubbles are again looked over, and the land manured for 
beans and peas at the rate of 12 or 14 loads per acre. The peas 
are planted early in February, and 3 bushels of seed is the quan- 
tity drilled. A piece of 32 acres sown with " Nimble Tailors " 
this year excited our special admiration, being not only the 
forwardest, but also the most perfect, plant which it was possible 
to look over. These were hoed at a cost of 4s. per acre. Winter 
beans are the favourite variety ; they are sown at the rate of 
4 bushels an acre, and hoed as often as required at a cost 
of 4s. per acre each time. Wheat again follows, and completes 
the rotation. 
In describing this commonplace routine I am aware that I 
fail in giving any accurate impression of this remarkable farm. 
Before proceeding, therefore, to describe the stock, let me enter 
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