Jersey, Guernsey, Aldemey, and Sark. 59 
1st year .. Wheat. 
2nd „ .. Parsaips. 
3rd „ .. Wheat. 
4th „ . . Barley and clover. 
5th „ .. Clover. 
6th ,, .. Wheat. And so on. 
Since the introduction of other root crops this system has given 
wav ; nevertheless, even at present, it is difficult to say precisely 
what is the general course followed : for on examination of various 
farms, it will be seen that in some portion or other the farmers 
differ from one another. As a rule this is perhaps the most 
common : — 
1st year .. Wheat. 
2nd „ .. Parsnips and other roots. 
3rd „ .. Wheat. 
4th „ .. Oats and clover. 
5th „ .. Clover (fed) and tnmips. 
6th „ .. Roots. 
7th „ .. Wheat. 
Turnips are not grown to anv extent, nor yet carrots ; but the 
principal root crops are decidedly parsnips and mangolds. 
Among cereals wheat is chiefly grown, but more oats and barley 
are cultivated than in Jersey. Certain fields and lowlands are 
laid down to permanent grass for hay, and only broken up and 
renewed when exhausted. 
On a farm of 17 acres this has been found the usual distribu- 
tion of crops : — 
Acres. 
Hay and grass I'i 
Tnmips Of 
Parsnips 1 
Potatoes Oi 
Carrots Oi 
Mangolds OJ 
Wheat 2i 
Oats and horley 1 
Gardens, <tc., where are grown cabbages and 
other vegetables Of 
On a farm of this extent the stock may consist of 4 cows, G 
heifers, 2 horses, 1 ox, and 6 or 7 pi^s. In Guernsey oxen are 
much used for agricultural labour. Wheat is usually sown in the 
early part of January, and the manure applied consists of ^Taic 
ashes ; the proportion being the same as in Jersey. The average 
produce of wheat is from 3^ to 4 quarters per acre. The drill is 
becoming general for cereals, and the rate of seed sown per acre is 
about 68 lbs. The harvest takes place about the same time through- 
out the Channel Islands (August.) In this island the sheaves are 
made three times larger than in Jersey ; this follows from the use 
