528 
77*6 Cumberland and Westmoreland 
few, I found 267 lambs in April from 189 ewes, and there 
were 15 more to lamb ; 78 ewes had couples ; 7 ewes, 27 fat 
hoggets, and 6 fat rams had been sold since February ; and the 
stock in July consisted of — 
94 Scotch ewes. 
14 ditto gimmers. 
117 lambs from Scotch ewes. 
120 cross-bred ewes. 
50 ditto gimmers. 
1 tup. 
121 lambs out of cross-bred ewes. 
517 
Cakes and Artificial Manures. — Where the whole of the corn 
is consumed it will not be expected that the outlay in cake will 
be very heavy, but the following seems to have been spent in the 
last three years : — 
j Years. 
1 Cakes. 
Artificial 
Manures. 
Total. 
£ s. 
f?. 
£ 
£ s. 
d. 
1877 
151 6 
3 
80 
231 6 
3 
1878 
136 9 
6 
78 
214 9 
6 
1879 
120 12 
9 
85 
205 12 
9 
The cake used is principally linseed. A little decorticated 
cotton is consumed, and still less undecorticated. 
Labour. — After being witnesses of the untiring industry of 
Mr. Atkinson's family, the Judges could scarcely wonder at the 
small amount of the labour-bills, but I believe few things in the 
report of this farm will prove of greater interest than the fol- 
lowing figures, which show the amount spent for the last three 
years. I should say that a man and a strong lad live in the 
house, the former of whom gets 31/. and the latter 17Z. wages, 
besides which a girl gets 16Z., and this completes the account ! 
Consider this, ye midland and southern farmers, groaning under 
the burden of your labour-bills. Taking the cost of keeping the 
men at 7s. per week each, and the girl at Gs., and reckoning half 
the cost of the latter's wage and keep to the farm account, the 
following figures are arrived at : — 
£ s. d. 
To cost of board, 2 men, at 7s 36 8 0 
To half cost of girl's board, at Gs 7 16 0 
To wages of man and lad 48 0 0 
To half wages of girl 800 
£100 4 0 
