in Noitinglimnfthirc, LinrohiKJiiir, ci'c. : Clasf^r.'; 2 end 3. 53 
in March 1888. Clover was very deficient, and Timothy was 
the only grass that prevailed to any extent. In the opinion of 
the Judges this field had not received so much attention as the 
arable land, though a marked improvement took place after the 
dissolved bones had been applied. 
There were 41 acres of permanent pasture, divided into four 
fields. Grass-land has been described as " the glory of Lincoln- 
shire," and with pasture as well as cropping Mr. Wadsley has 
been very successful. 
The following Table shows the stock on the fai'm at the time 
of our several visits : — 
stock 
December 1887 
May 1888 
June 1888 
15 
14 
14 
2 
2 
Cattle 
41 
53 
45 
337 
328 
32:^ 
240 
230 
Pigs 
7 
11 
11 
The working horses are of a good useful stamp, very active, 
and capable of doing a good day's work. Two or three foals are 
reared annually, so as to keep the teams supplied with young 
and vigorous horses. 
The cattle are very useful-looking shorthorns, partly reared 
on the farm, partly bought in for the purpose of feeding. Those 
bred on the farm are chiefly of the breed known as the " old red 
Lincolnshire." On a portion of the grass-land cattle are fed off 
in summer with the help of a little cake. In winter the system 
Mr. Wadsley adopts is to chaff oat- and barley-straw, and mix it 
with clover or hay. To the feeding cattle Mr. Wadsley gives a 
ration of about 7 lbs. of the best linseed- and cotton-cake in equal 
proportions, together with 4 lbs. of bran or barley-meal mixed 
with a bushel of roots. The younger animals are fed in a similar 
way according to their age. The dairy consists of only three or 
four cows, so that the quantity of produce sold from this depart- 
ment is not large. 
The flock consists of 200 Lincoln ewes, of which two-thirds 
are put to rams of the same breed, and the remainder to Hamp- 
shire rams. The ewes are chiefly wintered on grass; but are 
supplied with one pound of corn and a stone of I'oots daily. 
Wether lambs are usually fed off when about a year old. 
Formerly Mr. Wadsley was in the habit of keeping them till 
nearly twice that age, but he finds early maturity most remu- 
nerative, and big fat sheep are now almost unsaleable. Indeed, 
the system of keeping old sheep has almost died out in several 
