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coarse ; H^'brid, yellow, small ; Swedes, fair ; Green Globe, very 
fine. We inspected the buildings, and found the Cattle in very 
comfortable quarters. They were getting about 9 lbs. of mixed 
cake and meal ; turnips three times a day (about 6 stones), 
and hay. 
The stock on the farm was then : — 
7 Horses, viz. : — 3 horses, working. 
1 mare, working. 
1 vearl^n^'^""''^ 1 mare, which was tlien 
Ifoal ° J ill tlie team. 
The foal was by a Clydesdale horse, kept by the Duke of 
Portland for the use of his tenants, who pay nothing but a fee of 
2s. 6c?. to the groom : — 
37 Cattle:— steers and heifers fattening in boxes and byres. 
7 stirks. 
2 calves. 
135 Sheep : — 50 ewes. 
85 hoggets. 
2 Figs : — 2 Yorkshire white sows. 
The Horses were very good. The cattle, all bought in, were 
not remarkable. The ewes were of fair quality, and a good ram, 
from Mr. Fender of Berwickshire, was with them. The hoggets 
were on grass, and were getting some roots and corn. The 
two sows were excellent. Mr. Davison was experimenting with 
a silo in a corner of his buildings. Last year he had excavated 
the ground about 3 feet below the surface, but the water got in 
and spoiled the silage. This year he had filled up the hole to 
within 6 inches of the surface, and cemented the floor and 
sides. The size of the chamber was 14 X 9 X 10. It had been 
filled with a second cut of clover at two different periods about 
three weeks apart. It was trampled down by four or five 
women, and pressed by a lever, assisted by some heavy stones. 
We saw good samples of potatoes — Regents, Champions, 
Reading Heroes, and Magnum Bonums. Mr. Davison con- 
sidered the Regent the best quality, and the Champion next, 
while the Reading Hero was the most productive. About half 
the Regents and Champions had been sold to people who came 
and dug them, paying Id. per running yard, or \ld. for 20 
yards.* 
A crop of Wheat in the stack was estimated by Mr. Davison 
at 60 bushels per acre. It was the variety called Club wheat, 
* This would be at the rate of 201. to 24?. an acre if the rows were 30 inches 
apart. 
