Practical Agriculture. 
503 = 257 
"Assuming the form of the existing yards to be as follows : — 
e barn and main buildings to occupy one side of a square, 
3m which at right angles should run the sheds, with the 
ten fold-yard between them — then to cover over the yards and 
lild up one end would be all that is necessary, and this 
3uld cost about 205. the square yard of ground to be covered, 
ssume the size of the yard to be 300 square yards, and the 
•pth one yard, that would mean 100 cubic yards of manure, 
is, at '2s. a cubic yard, the supposed increased value by cover-- 
g the manure, would give 30/., or, 10 per cent, for covering 
e yards. 
" The estimate for roofing only would be 5/. a square of 100 ft. ; 
id 9 in. walls would cost 5s. a square yard to build ; but, of course, 
is depends upon the price of bricks, which varies considerably, 
he corrugated-iron roofs seem to offer certain advantages for 
e purpose, and can be erected at a cheaper rate than ordi- 
ry slate or tile roofs ; they could be erected at about 155. a 
uare yard of ground to be covered — and the difficulty of the 
mperature being too hot in summer, and too cold in winter, 
uld be overcome with a little trouble and a very slight 
pense." 
Food of, Fatteninc/ Beasts. — The old fashioned diet — of uncut Roots for 
ky ad libitum, whole or sliced turnips, from a hundredweight per f^ittemng 
y to much more for large oxen, and linseed-oilcake, beginning ^ 
th 7 lbs., increased up to 14 lbs. or more per day — has been 
landoned by scientific manufacturers of meat, though it has not 
len altogether superseded on English farms. In a good turnip 
ason on turnip farms the feeders go far beyond the consideration 
merely putting flesh on a bullock, and make him, to a certain 
tent, a waster of food, by passing large quantities of roots 
rough him for the purpose of converting them into manure, 
ad without a large allowance of roots, not cooked, but raw, 
van during the last few weeks of the fattening process, bullocks 
' not always give the butcher satisfaction in their internal fat, 
lile their flesh is not so firm as it should be. The credit which 
'fi Norfolk cattle maintain in the London market from January 
' late in spring is greatly owing to the abundance of roots with 
iich they are supplied. Thus, a rule which holds good in a 
•or turnip country will be inapplicable in another part of the 
ngdom where the roots possess a far more nutritious quality, 
ience, the experience of Scotch feeders is rarely realised in Eng- 
jad. Mr. William McCombie, of Tillyfour, in Aberdeenshire, 
tted from 300 to 400 beasts annually, selling them in London 
an average price of about 35/. per head. Yet he never gave 
em more than 4 lbs. of oilcake and 2 lbs. of bruised oats 
r head per day. They had what turnips they could con- 
