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Rcjiort of the Judges on the 
Rotation of Cropping. — The rotation of cropping; pursued on 
this farm is, first, rye-grass for three years, followed by cabbage 
or other vegetables ; these again are followed by mangolds, and 
then a cereal crop is taken, after which is a return to rye-grass. 
Cattle. — From forty to forty-five cows in-milk are kept, some 
of which are bred on the farm, others are usually bought in before 
or just after calving. Some of the cows are Shorthorns, and the 
others are half-bred. The calves are sold off to local dealers at 
from one to three weeks old. The milk is mostly sold on the 
farm, wholesale, at from W^d. to Is. per gallon of four quarts ; 
but some is now retailed in Croydon at Is. 4fZ. per gallon. The 
average daily yield of a cow is from two to three gallons. 
The cows are fed in the summer with rye-grass and cotton-cake, 
and are turned out to grass. In the winter they are entirely 
stall-fed with hay, pulped mangolds, distillers' wash, grains, cut 
straw, and cotton-cake. Occasionally, and as required, the cows 
have either cotton- or linseed-cake, according to the requirements 
of the case. Fourteen bullocks were being fed on the farm, and 
were ready for sale at the time of our inspection. The food for 
the bullocks consisted of a mixture of pulped mangolds, dis- 
tillers' wash, hay, and cut straw, with some corn. There were 
about fifty head of other cattle on the farm lying out and being 
fed on hay in the winter, and grazing in the summer. The milk- 
ing stock are not kept in such condition as Ave observed on other 
farms, so that when a cow fails or becomes barren, a considerable 
loss is entailed between the buying and selling price, or they 
have to be expensively fed, before they are ready for sale. The 
cows were not kept in such a cleanly condition as we observed 
with satisfaction on other sewage farms. Sawdust was largely 
used for litter in the sheds. The cow-sheds are old, and are by 
no means so convenient as those either at Leamington or Reading. 
Horses. — Eighteen horses are kept to work on the farm, and 
for taking the produce to the London markets. There are 
seventeen carthorses, partly Flemish-bred and partly English, 
and there is one nag on the farm. The manager has observed 
that the horses on this farm are much subject to grease. 
The farm is open as a lair for cattle and horses that are taken 
in to graze. The weekly charge is 5s. for small horses and 
ponies, and Os. for large horses. Stock are charged at the rate 
of 3s. a week for a cow or a bullock, 2s. 6rf. for a heifer, and 4f/. 
per head for sheep. At these prices it was found that a dairy- 
man sent his stock on to the farm, but it is questionable if this 
mode of dealing with the crop pays, as the cattle destroy a 
considerable amount of grass when the land is moist. All the 
fields containing cattle were much poached, and a large part 
of the herbage was destroyed. 
