in Northumberland and Durham in 1887. 
619 
and 6 cwt. of bone meal, dissolved bones, superphosphate, kainlt, 
and Manchester dried sewage manure mixed together. In 
another case of stronger land there had been one ploughing, 
followed by three grubbings — the land was then " raised " or 
ridged — then scuffled between the ridges, and manured as before. 
In a third field a portion had been manured with farmyard 
dung, before the first ploughing, and at the time of sowing 
15 cwt. of basic slag had been applied. In another portion of 
the same field 7 cwt. of Webb's turnip manure, and 7 cwt. of 
Hatfield's manure, were on trial side by side. About 60 acres 
of the old grass, and 20 acres of seeds are mown. The old 
grass is cleared early, and the whole of the land intended for 
hay has a top dressing of 6 cwt. superphosphate, 1 cwt. nitrate 
of soda, and 1 cwt. kainit. The mixture of seeds sown is 
2 lbs. Cocksfoot. 
2 „ Timothy. 
2 Meadow fescue. 
1 „ Piib grass. 
2 „ Alsike. 
4 „ Red clover. 
2 „ White clover. 
15 lbs. 
1 peck Perennial Eye-grass. 
2 „ Improved Italian Rye- 
grass. 
3 pecks. 
The first visit of the Judges was made on the 14th of Decem- 
ber. The ground was frozen hard, and work on the land was 
suspended. We inspected the stock and the premises, and 
the different fields of roots. At that time there were on the 
farm — 
Horses : — 9 working horses. 
Cattle : — 28 feeding steers in folds and byres. 
22 feeding heifers in byres. 
2 feeding cows in byres. 
2 cows with 2 big calves in boxes. 
5 young steers on grass by day and in fold at night. 
11 heifers on grass by day and in I'uld at night. 
22 steers in park. 
4 milch cows (including one belonging to the shepherd). 
Total 96 [9 fat cattle had been sold witliin the three preceding 
"~ weeks.] 
Sheep: — 117 half-bred ewes. 
70 black-faced ewes. 
9 tups. 
26 feeding sheep on turnips. 
328 hoggets. 
Total 850 
