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Sfritixtics of Lire SforJi and Dead Meat, Sfc. 
some real])' well made up sheep have arrived, and fetched good 
prices. The great improvement in the quality of the buHock 
supplies has had the effect of reducing the value of the best 
breeds when compared with 1860. In the value of mutton very 
little change has taken place, as the annexed statement will 
show : — 
Average Prices of Beef and Mutton. 
1856. 
1857. 
1858. 
1859. 
1860. 
1861. 
Beef : — 
d. 
s. d. 
s. 
s. d. 
s. 
d. 
s. d. 
3 
0 
2 10 
2 10 
2 10 
2 
8 
3 0 
4 
0 
3 10 
4 0 
4 0 
4 
0 
4 0 
.5 
2 
4 10 
."j 2 
5 2 
.'3 
4 
0 
MUTTOX: — 
3 
4 
3 0 
2 10 
3 0 
3 
2 
4 
2 
4 2 
4 0 
4 2 
4 
G 
4 G 
5 
4 
5 4 
5 2 
r> 2 
5 
10 
r, 8 
Increased quantities of Scotch and «;ountry-killed meat have 
been on sale in Newgate and Leadenhall, and some rather large 
parcels of mutton have come to hand from Holland. Prices 
have continued to fluctuate, but generally a large business has 
been transacted. 
In conclusion, we may observe that the Norfolk season for 
both beasts and sheep has opened remarkably well. The arrivals 
from that quarter have been in excellent condition, and we under- 
stand that the numljer of stock ready for sale is much larger than 
in the general run of years. 
5, Argyle Square, St. Pancras, London. 
'KlK.-^Lapvf/ down Land to Prrmnvent Pnnhirr. By 
M. H. Sutton. 
Preparation of the Land. — If the land is not clean, it is well 
to take a crop of turnip or other roots previous to laying down 
grass, which will afford opportunity for more effectual cleaning 
than can l)e done in the winter months preceding the seed- 
sowing. 
The importance of getting the land into a good tilth, fine, 
firm, and level, cannot be overstated, as, if the land is rough 
or hollow, some seeds will be too deeply buried, and others not 
covered at all. If the field is full of weed-seeds, they will germi- 
nate more quickly than the grasses, and take possession of the 
land. 
Ma)inre — If a root-crop has been fed (iff in the previous 
