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will not feed, and again, there is some land much too good for the 
profitable production of milk. The quantity of really good 
feeding-land throughout the county, does not exceed 8000 or 
10,000 acres. There are many good grazing farms within a few 
miles of Aylesbury where the quality of the land and the selec- 
tion and management of the stock are alike excellent. There are 
many patches of land better, and perhaps some whole farms may 
be as productive, as Creslow, Pultowes, and Broughton, but none 
are more celebrated or worthy of notice, and these are selected as 
good specimens of their class. 
A visit to Creslow on a summer's day seldom fails to prove a 
rich treat. To the agriculturist, the number, magnificence, and 
superb condition of the stock, the boundless extent of the inclo- 
sures, the luxuriance of the herbage, and the able management 
of the whole farm, form subjects of wonder and admiration ; 
while the general observer cannot fail to be pleased with the 
beauty of the pastoral landscape, the splendour of the wild 
flowers, and the mediaeval relics of the interesting old mansion. 
Even in a blustering, drenching day in last October, a peep in 
the farm well repaid the cost of a long journey, and a generous 
hospitality made ample reparation for the inclemency of the ele- 
ments. This farm has long been celebrated in the annals of 
grazing for the wonderful animals which have been fed on it. 
In the days of the great war the late occupier at different times 
sold 20 Christmas oxen for the enormous sum of 2123/., which 
is an average of 106/. 6s. for each bullock, a price probably 
never before or since realized by any one grazier. And the 
present worthy tenant, though he does not attain the notoriety 
which followed his late relative and predecessor, still furnishes a 
constant supply of useful animals, of which the splendid Cots- 
wold ewes at the last great Christmas market were very fair 
specimens. Creslow is a farm of 860 acres, but with additions 
the occupation now amounts to 1100. The common stock of 
this farm is 500 cattle, and in the winter 700 ewes : in grassy 
seasons, after the ewes are gone, sheep are bought, to come out 
at Christmas. The house and premises are situated on a hill, 
the top of which is formed of the Portland oolite, and the base 
of Kimmeridge clay. One grazing field, perhaps the largest 
inclosure of really good ground in the kingdom, contains by ad- 
measurement no less than 323a. 3r. 2p., a pretty little farm in 
itself. This field consists of a series of hill and dale, and conse- 
quently the soil varies much in quality. Where the stone and 
clay join, the water, which filtered through the stone, is thrown 
out by the clay ; and here draining is necessary, which is princi- 
pally done with turf. The main drains, which have pipes, open 
at intervals into little stone cisterns for watering the cattle. The 
