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and the seed had come from Norfolk. He considers an average 
crop to be from 40 to 50 bushels, and he says he can grow as 
many bushels per acre Wheat as he can of Barley. 
The hired men on the farm are the steward and the hind. 
Their wages are \%s. and 16a'. a week respectively. They have 
house and garden rent free, and 80 stones of potatoes. They 
find five women at \s. ?>d. a day, with 25. 6f/. in harvest. 
Our second visit was made on the 26th of May, when we 
inspected all the farm. There were then on it the same horses 
as before, with a foal by the Duke's horse, out of the mare 
which had already a yearling, a two-year-old, and a three-year- 
old on the farm. She was now at regular work, and suckled 
the foal when brought home. 
There were 2G Cattle, viz. : — 2 steers, fat in byre. 
6 steers, in grass. 
5 stirks. 
12 heifers. 
1 cow. 
And 169 Bheej), viz. : — i2 ewes." 
74 lambs. 
3 barren ewes. 
50 hoggets. 
The 6 steers had run out all winter, getting some silage 
(which had turned out well) and straw ; and when the silage 
was finished, some barley-meal. They were in good condition. 
The heifers and cow were on old grass. The ewes had begun 
lambing on the 8th March, and 4 out of 50 had died, which is 
a rather heavy percentage of loss. The lambs did not look very 
healthy ; they evidently wanted a change. The hoggets were 
small, and not quite as good as we expected : they were the 
remnant of an original lot of 90. The swede turnips, and 
about half an acre of mangolds, had been put in, and were just 
appearing ; and the land for turnips was being worked. The 
Wheat and Oats were not very promising. The old grass had 
some of it been dressed with 4 cwt. of superphosphate to the 
acre, but it was rather bare. The seeds were remarkably good. 
The last visit was made on the 4th of July. The stock was 
much the same in number as before; 17 steers and 18 heifers 
were grazing. The ewes, lambs, and hoggets all looked as if 
they had suffered from the drought. 
The Hay crops (Nos. 4 and 9, Seeds) had been mown, and 
had cut up very well. On No. 9 we counted 69 " pikes," 
which were estimated to contain half a ton each. No. 4 had 
received a spring top-dressing of one ton of superphosphate and 
1 ton of bones to 13 acres. Taking the other arable fields in 
order, we noted — 
