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dag, and this spring 3 cwt. of grass manure. The phos- 
phate in the slag is said to have visibly added to the plant of 
clover. 
A somewhat excessive quantity of manure is used. The 
mangel received per acre, in February, 7 cwt. salt, and later 
30 loads of manure, whilst 2\ cwt. of dissolved bones were 
drilled with the seed. 1^ cwt. of nitrate of soda will be sown at 
two periods after singling. 
For the swedes 20 loads of manure and 3 cwt. of special 
dissolved bones were used. A large tonnage of roots should be 
grown with these dressings, and even then they will cost a high 
price per ton. 
The land being rather light, it is not considered profitable to 
grow wheat, so none is sown. 
Except in one field, very good pastures of seeds were being 
grazed by sheep, and a few steers ; the latter for feeding in the 
covered yard next winter. 
Seven pounds of white clover, 3 of red, 1 of cow-grass, 2 of 
alsike, and 2 of Italian rye-grass, had been used per acre, and 
dressed this spring with 2 cwt. dissolved bones and 1 cwt. 
nitrate of soda. The latter would no doubt flush the rye-grass, 
but would be of questionable utility for the clover. Similar 
quantities have been sown again this spring, and a nice plant 
is to be seen amongst the corn. 
Without giving the number of stock at each visit, it may be 
said that, on June 15, Mr. Strickland had 4 useful horses for the 
farm, besides 3 others and a foal, G two-year-old bullocks, 3 
fifteen-month heifers, 3 cows, 121 feeding sheep, 20 Wensleydale 
ewes with 30 lambs, 3 rams, and 138 pigs. 
At the first visit, a dozen useful bullocks were having 
one cake per day in the covered yard, with meal added and 
roots; these have all been sold at about 2 U. each. The hogs 
feeding on the swedes had, with the help of 1 lb. of mixed cake, 
been nearly all sold by auction, twenty per week, at 48s. to 54s. 
each clipped. These sheep were bought at York, being a cross 
from a Bamshire' ewe and an Oxford or Hampshire ram, as those 
are at present on the seeds. 
A small flock of 20 pure Wensleydale ewes are now run- 
ning with 30 lambs, and it is intended to keep these pure by the 
addition of the best blood. A ready sale for the rams in the 
autumn is expected. 
As many a fallen foe in the arena of the showyard knows 
■ ' Bamshire sheep are described in the Journal, Vol. XIX., Second Series, 
1883, page 513. 
