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of which there were something more than 200, were many 
of them fat ; indeed, the sales of them began in the week 
following. Of the 140 hoggets which had been sent out to 
keeping, only 68 now remained, the others having been 
marketed, and those left were ready for sale. 
Among the feeding Cattle we particularly noticed 13 heifers 
and 38 steers, which gave promise of being ready for the 
butcher in June. The Barley and Oats were backward but 
fairly promising. Seventeen acres of very strong land had been 
brought down into a good tilth, and the swede turnips were just 
making their appearance. Another field of 14 acres was then 
receiving its last grubbing before being ridged and sown with 
common turnips. On our next visit we learned that this sowing 
was done on the 4th of June. 
During the winter 22 acres of old grass had been drained at 
the cost of the landlord. The drains were 8 yards apart and 
3 feet deep ; 2J-inch pipes were used. Both this field and 
another of 19 acres intended for hay had been top-dressed with 
bone meal, superphosphate and nitrate of soda. 
On the Butcher's Hill farm we found about 65 acres of grass 
and 55 acres of arable land ; one-fourth of this was Barley, one- 
fourth Oats, one-fourth Seeds, and one-fourth Roots. 
Our third and final visit was paid on the 6th of July, and for 
the first time in our experience the sun shone on High House. 
Our route round the farm was the same as on the last visit, and 
a few notes on the several fields may not be thought out of 
place.* 
1. Griiss laid for hay very late — top-dressing had not taken full effect owing 
to drought. Light crop. 
2. Seeds first year. Fine crop now in cock. 
3. Grass pasture. No water supply; grazed therefore with 8 and 10; 
26 head of cattle and 60 ewes and lambs. 
4. 0. 13 fat heifers, very good. These were sold atXewcastle in the follow- 
ing week at 21/. each — not a high price, but the state of trade at tlie time was 
very bad. 
6. 38 fat steers and 45 cast ewes ; very good. 
9. Barley after turnips ; good crop, clean. , 
11. Oats after turnips, of a new or newly-named sort, Barraclcugh, appa- 
rently a White Tartar oat ; good crop. 
12. Oats after 5 years grass; very uneven, and not clean. 
13. Swedes ; fair plant, clean, had suffered from drought. 
14, 15, 16. Home paddocks ; milch cows good, ewes and lambs. 
17. Seeds of sixth year ; young steers. 
18. Turnips, Yellow Bullock and Green Globe White ; fair plant, partly 
singled, but not entirely. Compared part of field sown with farmyard-manure 
and 7 cwt. of artificial manure, as detcribed p. 107, with that sown with 5 cwt. 
of pigeon manure and 5 cwt. of same mixture as before ; marlced difference in 
favour of latter treatment. 
* The numbers refer to those of the Schedule. 
