Report on some features of Scottish Ajrictdture. IGl 
tained from a colder climate, as experience has shown this practice 
to yield the best results. 
A few cabbages and carrots are grown ; this year about half an 
acre of the former and less than 2 acres of the latter. 
Produce. — In an article in ' The Farmer,' for September 5, 
1866, the following information is given on this subject. "The 
produce of the Tartarian [oat] is from 90 to 100 bushels per 
imperial acre, weighing from 40 to 41 lbs. per bushel; and of 
the potato variety from 50 to 60 bushels per acre, weighing 
45 lbs. per bushel. Barley is a more important crop than oats 
at East Barns, the variety grown being the Chevalier, of which 
the produce ranges from 55 to 60 bushels per imperial acre, 
w eighing from 57^ to 59^ lbs. per bushel." ..." Last 
vcar [1865] the wheat crop at East Barns produced 60 bushels 
j)c>r imperial acre, but this year [1866] from the influences of 
the season, it is much inferior, and probably will not yield 
more than 40 bushels. The average yield is from 48 to 50 
bushels, weighing from 64^ to 65 lbs. per bushel, and occa- 
sionally somewhat more." 
Stock. 
Neither cattle nor sheep are bred on the farm, and the number 
of each bought annually for feeding purposes varies according 
to the root-crop and the " seeds." If the seeds are very good, a 
larger number of sheep than usual will be bought in ; and, con- 
sequently, as these are finished off on turnips, the proportion of 
cattle will be smaller. 
Cattle. — Mr. Murray likes to feed about 70 shorthorn steers, 
as heifers cannot be got. Half of these are three years old, in 
good condition, and the remainder six-quarters old and of the 
best quality. They are bought, if possible, at the newly estab- 
lished Linton market, not later than the middle of October, or 
else at the October Falkirk tryst. The older steers commence 
with whole turnips and hay, or oat-straw, for about three weeks, 
when they get a little barley meal and bran with the roots as 
a preparation for cake. The allowance of cake commences with 
2 lbs. per head per diem, and is gradually increased, as found 
desirable, to about 6 lbs., to feed the beasts off as fast as possible. 
The younger animals get their turnips sliced, and do not taste 
artificial food until the end of January. A small quantity of 
I cake is given to begin with, and this generally produces loose- 
ness, when the mixture of meal is administered as a corrective. 
The ration of cake is cautiously increased, and the beasts are 
sold off fat about the end of May or in June. From 35 to 40 
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