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to him, kept clean and trim, with the tools in their places ready 
for use. Next to the mixing-floor is a very-well-built cowshed, 
with a gangway before the cows, and recesses in the walls for 
hay. From the gangway we pass into a root-house, and at 
right angles on another side of the yard is a double cowshed, 
with a gangway between the rows of cows' heads. The sheds are 
clean, whitewashed, and well ventilated. The troughs are of 
brick, and the sills of oak. Altogether, there are standings for 
56 cows and 6 horses, besides standings for 30 cows and 
2 horses at Mile Ash. By the stackyard are two other yards, 
with shedding round them. In these yards last December were 
10 capital bullocks, 4 of them worth 34Z. or 35/. apiece. Here 
in May and July a young pedigree bull chewed his cud. He 
was bred by T. G. Attwater, Esq., and bought at Bingley Hall 
spring sale for 62 guineas. 
Adjoining the yard slast mentioned is a large liquid-manure 
tank, which measures internally 1500 cubic feet. All the 
drainage from the cowsheds, yards, and the whole premises is 
collected here, and by gravitation is carried through pipes into 
a meadow below, where it is distributed from hydrants through 
fifty yards of canvas hose over the grass ; and very well it has 
answered. This year more iron pipes and three hydrants have 
been fixed in a field of arable land, 5^ acres. This has been 
done since our December inspection, and with excellent results. 
At that time the field looked as rough as possible — a wheat 
stubble that had been steam cultivated. In the winter 25 tons 
per acre of dung were put on and in January ploughed in 
6 inches deep. In the spring this was worked down and ridged ; 
Drumhead cabbages were planted in April on 3^ acres ; in 
May a good drenching from the tank was applied, and on 
July 7th many a cabbage covered the square yard allotted to it. 
The soil had been moulded up to the plants in June, and all 
looked very nice and clean. 
Crops this year are — 
Wheat 6 acres. 
Barley 4 ,, 
Oats 12 
Mangolds .... 4J „ 
Swedes 1^ „ 
Cabbage .... 4^ „ 
Hay 56 ,, 
Wheat. — Six acres of wheat after oats are a fine crop, taller 
by half a yard than the neat quick-fence ; a fair plant and well 
headed. These ears resemble drumsticks as much as many ears 
last year resembled feathers. Lime was applied, and 2 bushels 
