in NoftlnghamsMre, LincolnsMre, &c. : Glasses 2 and 3. 59 
per clay. On another field on the Fen land, of 23 acres, IG acres 
were grazed, the remainder being kept for mowing.. The seeds 
had been laid down without a grain crop in the preceding 
spring ; but the crop was very thin, and no clover was visible. 
Green crops were fairly promising. ]\Iangolds, Suttons' 
Berkshire Prize, and Brown's Golden Tankard, were drilled 
on the flat 26 inches apart, 9 lbs. of seed to the acre. The land 
was prepared with 10 to 14 loads of farmyard manure, 3 to 4 
cwt. of Webb's mineral superphosphate, and on one field 5 cwt. 
of salt. Swedes were also drilled on the flat 19 inches apart, 
with 2 lbs. of seed per acre, the land getting 10 loads of fai-m- 
yard manure, with 3 cwt. of Meggett's superphosphate and 
dissolved bones. The land was three times ploughed and culti- 
vated. All the green crops were, in the opinion of the Judges, 
thin in plant, and a little more turnip seed would have been 
desirable. 
The live-stock on the farm in December 1887 comprised 
8 working horses, 59 cattle, including 6 good cows in milk, 
16 good feeding beasts, 23 two-year-old cattle, 9 yearling 
cattle, and 5 calves. The cattle were principally red Lincoln- 
shires. From 20 to 25 fat cattle are feci off every winter. Mr. 
Cave has 7 acres of grass in the parish of Tadington and 35 
acres in the parish of Braceborough in the county of North- 
ampton, which were not included in the competition, but which 
the Judges considered it necessary to inspect. On this laud 
cattle are grazed in summer, to be brought into the feeding- 
yards in winter. For these grazings the rent is SOI. a year. At 
the date of the Judges' last visit there were 27 steers and- 
5 heifers in calf on the larger grazing-field, all of which would 
come to the yards in winter. Milking cows and young calves 
are fed chiefly with barley-meal, but sometimes with crushed 
oats, on Mr. Cave's farm. Calves and young cattle up to 18 
months old are very subject to blackleg, to prevent which Mr, 
Cave is accustomed to put a seton through the dewlap. 
No breeding-sheep are kept, as lambs on this farm are 
subject to " rickets," but two lots of sheep are bought and fed 
off annually. In December we found 237 cross-bred lambs on 
the farm, which had been purchased at 26s. a head in October, 
and were sold fat in March at an average of 47s. each. A good 
lot of Lincolns were bought in April at 46s. a head. They were 
pastured on a field of seeds, getting 1 lb. of oats per day, and 
would be sold off by instalments as they were ready. Taking 
an average of three years, about 460 have been fed and sold each 
season, and on this item the returns of the farm largely depend. 
Owing to the light character of the soil and the excellent roots 
