in the Isle of Man, 1877. 
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years, and when ploughed, is sown either with wheat, barley, or 
oats, whichever is most suitable for the fields. Then a green 
crop follows in the shape of beans, potatoes, and turnips. A 
white crop succeeds these, and the land is again sown down 
with grass-seeds. 
This farm is admirably adapted for grazing. A river, which 
bounds one side of it, gives a fine supply of water to nearly 
every field. When we inspected this farm it was under the fol- 
lowing crops, viz. : — 
Wheat, 23 acres, after tur- Swedes, 25 acres. 
nips. Yellow turnips, 1^ acre. 
Barley, 16 acres, roots and Beans, 8 acres. 
grass. Pasture, 26 acres. 
Oats, 7 acres, roots and grass. Old grass, 5 acres. 
Potatoes, 2^ acres. Hay, 7 acres. 
The grain crops gave promise of being good. The potatoes 
looked particularly well, and we admired the capital plough- 
manship which was shown by the straightness and regular 
width of the drills. The beans were very good indeed, and we 
were particularly well pleased with the pasture, the strong 
healthy clover plants proving the soil to be in capital heart. The 
hay was also a good crop. 
I may here give the mixture of grass-seeds Mr. Farghar sows, 
viz., 4 lbs. red clover, 4 lbs. white, 2 lbs. alsike, 3 lbs. trefoil, 
with 1 bushel perennial rye-grass and ^ bushel Italian. 
Stock. — The stock kept on the farm may be described as 
movable. We saw 30 good three-year-old bullocks which had 
been kept during winter in the cattle-courts, and were being 
grazed for a short time preparatory to being sold to the butcher. 
The sheep stock were ewes — two score of the Shropshire breed ; 
these are put to Shropshire rams. The lambs are sold fat, at an 
average price of about 42s. The produce of the 40 ewes averages 
about 60 lambs. The old ewes are sold in August at a profit of 
10s. per head, exclusive of the wool. 
Labour. — 2^ pairs of horses generally do the work of the farm ; 
but three pairs were employed last season. Three ploughmen, 
all married, are kept, and live on the farm, receiving 13s. per 
week, with free house and garden, 1^ ton of coals, and 2 bushels 
of potatoes. No extra wages are paid during harvest. Women 
employed receive lOfZ. per day, and Is. 6f/. during harvest. 
Manures. — Mr. Farghar uses about 8 tons of bone manure for 
his turnip crop. From being near the coast he has a plentiful 
supply of sea-weed, with which he manures the stubble as an 
addition to as much farmyard-manure and lime-compost as he 
can possibly manufacture. Mr. Farghar keeps one cow for the 
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