Kotiinijhamshire and Lincohishtre in 1888 : Class 1. 6l7 
are more by nearly two per cent., and the permanent grasses 
more by a little over three per cent., than they were in 1877, 
the increase in permanent grass out of the total land cultivated 
being nearly exactly equal to the decrease of wheat amongst 
arable crops. In Notts nearly four per cent, less wheat was 
grown in 1887 than ten years ago, two per cent, more barley 
and oats, four per cent, more rotation grasses, and eight per 
cent, more permanent pasture. The decreased acreage of wheat 
in England is as nearly as possible the same as in Lincoln, 
but the increase of permanent pasture is nearly twice as much, 
namely, six per cent. 
So far as their opportunities for observation and inquiry 
served them, it appeared to the Judges that the newly laid 
down grass was chiefly confined to the thin and intractable 
soils of both the counties visited, and that there was a growing 
tendency — in Nottinghamshire particularly — towards leaving 
the rotation grasses for a second year, but seldom longer. 
Live Stock Statistics. — The following table gives similar 
statistics of live stock to those of the crops : — 
Live Stock Statistics, 1877 and 1887. 
Showing number of each kind of Stock per 100 acres of cultivated 
land in Liucoln, Notts, and England in 1877 and 1887. 
Description of stock 
Lincoln | 
Notts 
England 
1877 
1887 
1877 
1887 1 
1877 
1887 
Horses : — | 
Used solely for Agricul- 1 i 
3-26 
3-30 
3-26 
3-20 
313 
307 
Unbroken and kept)! 
solely for Breeding . > 
•97 
113 
1-16 
1413 
1-23 
1-32 
Total Horses. . . . 
4 23 
4-43 
4-42 
17-33 
4-36 
4;{9 
Cattle :— 
Cows and Heifers in Milk i 
or in Calf . . . . ) 
Two Years old and above 
Under 2 Years .... 
3-58 
472 
5-06 
4- 20 
5- 03 
C-37 
4- 96 
5- oi 
6- 28 
6- 15 
509 
7- 45 
6-40 
4- 41 
5- 55 
7-38 
4-65 
6-50 
Total Cattle .... 
13-36 
15-60 
16-25 
18-69 
16-36 
18-53 
Sheep : — 
One Year old and above 
Under 1 year .... 
62-45 
38-60 
49-28 
33-25 
3779 
25-16 
28-68 
2082 
47-22 
28-16 
39-84 
2616 
Total Sheep .... 
101-05 
82-53 
62-95 
1 49-50 
75-38 
66 00 
6-96 
6-11 
6-?9 
5-33 
8-69 
7'78 
