240 RejJort on the Fa)in Pnze Competition in 
farm manager, tlie sale realised 1,384Z. 10s. for 49 fat bullocks, 
an average of 29L 5s. each ; 60s. 3(i. each for 76 half-bred 
Cheviot wethers, and about 50s. each for 168 half-bred ewes. 
On June 6 following, 58 fat steers and heifers made 1,459L 6s., 
an average of 25/. each, and 145 wethers averaged 53s. 3d. each, 
65 gimmers 60s., 25 fat lambs 46s. 3c?., and 7 fat ewes 59s. each. 
We learned from the newspaper reports that these sales had been 
in existence for 37 years, and were highly appreciated by the 
butchers of the neighbourhood because of the excellence of the 
stock and of the bond fide character of the sale. 
The sale on December 12, 1887, realised 3,634Z. 15s. for 140 
fat cattle, and 1,652^ 16s. for 626 sheep. The whole of this 
stock was not fed on these two farms. Some of it came from 
other lands that his Lordship has in hand ; but the extent of 
these sales and the sums realised justify the outlay on the land 
cultivation, and prove more than ordinary skill on the part of 
the manager in feeding so large and such a varied stock. 
Three hundred cattle and from seventeen to eighteen hundred 
sheep and fat lambs are annually sold. Breeding ewes are pur- 
chased in the autunm, but only once lambed, and then sold fat. 
It ought to be explained that this record does not include aU 
the land Mr. Tully had under his care, or all the stock he had to 
provide for and to manage. He had to make large purchases 
of ponies annually for his Lordship's numerous coal-pits, and to 
direct their breaking in and theii' training for the work they 
had to do below ground, for they were all purchased as colts 
and came from the Shetland Isles and from the hills of Wales. 
Besides the land here reported upon, his Lordship had up- 
wards of 3,000 acres more in his own occuiDation, and the total 
number of stock in hand, as Mr. Tully informed us on our 
first visit, would not be less than 1,000 ponies and horses, 650 
head of cattle over nine months old, and 2,300 sheep — half- 
breed and pure Leicesters. Large quantities of hay were pur- 
chased from adjoining tenants and sometimes from Ireland, and 
the estimated stock at the time was 2,100 tons, which was 
insured against fire for 9,000Z. Very large quantities of Indian 
com and Swedish oats were purchased, 5,000 quarters of the latter 
having just been bought at 16s. 3cZ., and 252 quarters of Indian 
com at 21s. Swedish black oats were afterwards purchased 
at 15s. 9cZ. per quarter of 336 lbs. 
The total consumption of corn last year was 10,500 quarters 
of oats, 520 barley, 600 Indian corn, 1,340 quarters of beans 
and peas, 722 cwt. of bran, 25 tons linseed, and 29 tons of 
cotton-cake, besides 2,000 tons of hay. 
The head workmen on the place were all intelligent and 
capable men, and seemed to have a personal and practical iute- 
