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tion seeds, pains being taken in composing the different mixtures, 
also in combining with others in the locality in purchasing seed 
wholesale, saving thereby a good round sum per annum. 
Different districts and modes of farming no doubt require 
different seeds to be sown for grazing, but such great considera- 
tion having been given by Mr. Staveley to this subject, it will, 
I hope, pi-ove useful to add the list of these as below. 
For two or three years' grazing with sheep (per acre) 
5 bushel Italian and perennial 
rye-grass. 
2 lb. Rough cocksfoot 
2 lb, Timothy. 
3 lb. Red clover. 
21b. Cow-grass. 
2 lb. Abiie. 
3 lb. ^^^lite clover. 
3 lb. Trefoil. 
1 lb. Parslev. 
1 lb. Rib-irfass. 
Then, for one year, where wheat is not to be sown after, lye- 
grass is used, to the extent of one quarter per acre, and — 
ni lb. "White clover. 
2 lb. Red clover, 
21b. Alsike. 
5i lb. Trefoil. 
lllh. Parsley. 
H lb. Rib-grass. 
4 lb. Italian rye-grass. 
1 lb. Rough cocksfoot. 
1 lb. Timothy. 
^ bushel of rye. 
Two mixtures are sriven for grazinsr seeds when to be followed 
by wheat. Tliese are, per acre : — 
Xo. 1. 
6 lb. "V\'hite clover. 
61b. Red clover, 
101b. Trefoil. 
1 lb. Rarsley. 
1 lb. Rib-grass. 
241b. 
Xo. 2. 
7 lb. White clover, 
3i lb. Red clover, 
l| lb. Alsike, 
11 lb. Trefoil. 
13 lb. Parsley. 
If lb. Rib-grass. 
26f lb. 
Veiy nice close-bottomed leys were the result on the whole 
farm, and a large number of sheep were being supported by 
them. 
An account is kept of the cropping of every field since 1877, 
when the farm was taken ; but for the year 1891 the following 
AVheat, 115 acres. 
Barlev, 122 acres. 
Oats, 143 acres. 
Turnips, Sec, 162 acres. 
Mangel, 3 acres. 
Rape, 20 acres. 
Tares, 3 acres. 
Seeds, 181 acres. 
Sainfoin, 16 acres. 
Grass, 85 acres. 
The whole of the arable land is nicely managed, the corn 
Ijeing well weeded and nearly clean, the turnip fallows in good 
order, and altogether, with the large fields surrounded by small 
