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Produce of Eotation Mangolds in 1878 and 1879. 
Produce per Acre. 
Plot 1 in 1878 .. 
„ in 1879 .. 
Plot 2 in 1878 .. 
„ in 1879 .. 
Plot 3 ill 1878 .. 
„ in 1879 .. 
Plot 4 in 1878 .. 
„ in 1879.. 
Tons. owls. qr8. lbs. 
13 2 1 0 
4 10 1 8 
11 IG 0 0 
4 9 3 18 
18 13 0 20 
7 19 0 26 
12 1,5 1 12 
5 15 3 22 
Leaves. 
Tons. cwls. qrs. lbs. 
2 15 1 0 
2 2 1 14 
2 15 0 21 
2 1 0 17 
3 13 3 0 
2 19 1 8 
3 3 3 5 
2 3 3 0 
Rotation No. 2. — Four acres. 1877, roots ; 1878, barley ; 
1879, seeds ; 1880, wheat. 
Seeds, 1879. — The four acres of clover and rye-grass sown 
with the barley in the preceding year were fed-ofF by sheep 
during the summer, and the land is now sown with wheat. 
On one acre, 672 lbs. of decorticated cotton-cake were con- 
sumed ; on the second acre, 728 lbs. of Indian corn-meal; and 
the third and fourth acres were separately eaten off without any 
purchased food. On each of the four acres ten sheep were put 
on the 20th of May, and kept on the seeds until July 7th, 1879 
(seven weeks), when each lot was weighed and sold off. A 
second lot of sheep was put on the clover on the 8th of August, 
and kept until the 17th of September, or a period of five weeks 
and three days. On the 7th of October a fresh lot of sheep was 
put on the clover, and kept upon it until the 23rd of October, 
or a period of two weeks and two days, but the sheep lost in 
weight during this period. 
The first lot of sheep kept on the clover from the 20th of May 
to the 7th of July, in that period of seven weeks yielded the 
following increase in live-weight : — 
Increase in Live- 
weight. 
Plots. lbs. 
J jFed-off by 10 sheep, with 245 lbs. decorticated] i-qi 
\ cotton-cake ; on the land 48 days j " 
2 JFed-off by 10 sheep, with 245 lbs. maize-meal;) ^gf, 
( on the land 48 days j 
Q (Fed-off by 10 sheep, without other food ; on the) nnrs 
\ laud 48 days | 
, j Fed-off by 10 sheep, without other food ; on the) -inni. 
I land 48 days J ^^"^^ 
The cake-pen did not eat the cake well at first. The clover 
was very fine and luxuriant on all four acres, especially on 
