iii Lancashire, Cheshire, and North Wales. 
175 
Acres. Acres. 
Wheat 64 Brought forward . . 280 
Oats 47 
Barley 22 
1 year's grass 47 
2 years' grass 55 
Pasture 15 j &c b\ 
Potatoes 30 
Carried forward. . 280 
Mangolds 3 
Turnips 3 
Vetches 2£ 
Homestead, garden, roads, 
294 
The crops were all very good, especially one field of oats. 
The hay was a most excellent crop. I also especially noticed a 
very fine field of potatoes. There is a great deal of dash in 
Mr. Scotson's farming. He will have a good crop, if the land is 
capable of producing it. His system is similar to that of Mrs. 
Birch and Mr. Wright, with regard to sales of hay and straw to 
the Liverpool market ; but Mr. Scotson sells and realises a large 
sum for second-crop clover, sold green, at an average of about 
28s. per ton. 
To illustrate Mr. Scotson's enterprise, I saw a promising field 
of potatoes planted on land which had produced a hay-crop this 
year. The varieties of potatoes grown by Mr. Scotson are, 
Victorias, Regents, Skerries, Down's Kemps, Redbogs, and 
Dalmahoys. The Poland oats, so generally sown, appear over- 
rated ; and a great deal of the wheat seems to have deteriorated 
in character, from being sown year after year with the same 
seed, ivithout change. The stock consists of — 
9 farm horses, useful nags. 
3 colts. 
2 ponies, one a perfect little prince. 
9 milk-cows, one of these a most extraordinary fine animal. 
4 yearling bulls. 
3 calves. 
1 two-year-old bull ; 
also 3 horses, grazing at so much per week ; besides 12 store- 
pigs. 
Mr. Scotson's Dalmahoy potatoes (very early variety) were 
nearly all sown with swedes between the drills, thus securing 
two crops in one year. The swede-plants were looking vigorous 
and healthy. About 1/. per week may be taken as the wages of 
full active labourers on Mr. Scotson's farm, his annual bill being 
about 700/., equal to about 50s. per acre. This farm is highly 
cultivated, and, though detached and owned by so many pro- 
prietors, Mr. Scotson is most liberal in the use of guano and 
nitrate of soda for top-dressing. I have omitted to mention 
