in the Lie of Man, 1877. 
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Horses. — Ten horses are employed on the farm ; also a foal, a 
yearling, and a two-year-old. Five pigs are bought in to fatten. 
Mr. Fisher pays about 100/. a year for artificial manures, 
and about 221. for cake. In addition, he uses a considerable 
quantity of beans, barley, and oats for feeding purposes. 
Labour. — There are four cottages on this farm. Carters re- 
ceive 135. per week, free house and garden, and 1^ ton of coals. 
The total cost of labour for the year is a little under 21. per acre. 
Mr. Fisher lays down his pastures with 3 lbs. per acre of red 
clover, 3 lbs. white, 3 lbs. alsike, 2 lbs. trefoil, 1 bushel mixed 
ryegrass, one-third being Italian and the remainder perennial. 
Mr. Fisher's system of farming is quite different from Mr. 
Farghar's, both in regard to the management of the stock and the 
cropping of the land. The former breeds all his cattle and keeps 
on his lambs ; the latter purchases his cattle and sells his lambs 
off the ewes. Mr. Fisher takes two consecutive white crops : 
Mr. Farghar never more than one white crop. Our Isle of jNIan 
experiences are too limited to enable us to give an opinion as to 
which practice is most suited for the district, as so much depends 
upon the capabilities of the soil and the situation in regard to 
the supplies of manure to keep up the condition of the land. 
We considered that the entire management of Balladoole reflected 
credit on Mr. Fisher's skill as an agriculturist, and that he 
showed an evident desire to introduce and prove new systems 
of farming. 
The farm which competed for the prize in Class 8 lies on the 
Foad between Peel and Ramsey. To reach this farm we drove 
from Castletown to Peel — a most beautiful drive, giving us a 
view of the south-west coast of the island. Our route took us 
through Glen Meay, on to Peel, where we remained all night. 
We drove to Ballaneddin. It is a freehold, the property of, 
and farmed by Mr. John Teare. Its extent is 50 acres arable 
and 10 acres pasture. The soil is medium ; and the sub-soil is 
a mixture of gravel and clay. Mr. Teare had : — 
7 acres wheat after three-) J 9^ acres hay. 
year-old grass. (124 „ pasture. 
10 „ barley after old grass) I i carrots. 
and roots. I 1 i m mangolds. 
3 „ oats after old grass) j 1^ „ potatoes. 
and roots. I 1 4 „ turnips. 
The stock kept consists of 3 working horses, 1 two-year-old 
colt, 4 milch-cows, 4 calves, 3 yearlings, 1 two-year-old. The 
cattle are all reared and sold fat at two years old in spring. 
Mr. Teare keeps 18 ewes ; and had from these 23 lambs, cross- 
