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Roots. — The land required for roots is twice ploughed and 
after the second ploughing 10 cwt. of ground lime are applied, 
the land subsequently being set up in drills in the spring. A 
dressing of twenty to twenty-five loads per acre of well-rotted 
farm-yard manure is carted and spread into the drills, and an 
application of 3 cwt. superphosphate and 2 cwt. kainit per acre 
sown broadcast with the manure drill. 
The yellow turnip crop receives no artificials, as the roots 
grow quite big enough without such assistance. 
No roots are fed on the arable land, most of the swede 
turnips are consumed at the homestead, the remainder being 
eaten by sheep on the grass land. Mr. Harrison considers that 
the sheep do better on the grass and that he also thereby im- 
proves his land and gets rid of Windle-Strays (Dogstail bents). 
Barley is sown after roots at the rate of 9 pecks per 
acre, the Goldthorpe variety being preferred. This crop is 
not hoed, but merely looked over for thistles, &c. Very good 
quality barley can be grown on this farm, and this is the only 
produce which is ever sold off. 
Seeds. — Half of the barley area, as stated above, is 
undersown with seeds, and according to circumstances the 
following mixtures are used per acre : For One Year’s Ley — 
6 lb. English Red Clover ; 3 lb. Cowgrass Clover ; 2 lb. Alsike 
Clover ; 1 lb. White Clover ; 5 lb. Italian Rye Grass. For Two 
Years’ Ley — 5 lb. Perennial Rye Grass ; 5 lb. Italian Rye Grass ; 
3 lb. Red Clover ; 3 lb. Cow Grass ; 2 lb. White Clover ; 
1 lb. Trefoil ; 1 lb. Alsike ; 2 lb. Cocksfoot ; 2 lb. Timothy ; 
2 lb. Meadow Fescue. The first cut of seeds is taken for hay, 
the second crop being grazed by the lambs. 
Oats. — The seeds are always followed by oats, and this crop 
receives no special attention in this case. When, however, the 
oats follow barley the land receives a dressing of fifteen loads 
per acre of well-rotted farm-yard manure, which is ploughed 
in during the autumn. No top-dressings are used. 
Oats after seeds are followed by wheat and tares, &c. Land 
which has been growing oats after barley comes in for roots 
and receives the treatment already mentioned. 
Wheat. — The portion of oat stubble which is to be sown 
with wheat is dressed with fifteen loads per acre of farm-yard 
manure as soon as possible after harvest. This is ploughed in 
and the land drilled with Red Standard wheat at 9 pecks 
per acre. No hoeings are given to this crop, which is, however, 
looked over for thistles, &c. 
Tares, Kale, &c. — The portion of oat stubble for these crops 
also receives fifteen loads per acre of farm-yard manure during 
the winter. The tares are sown mixed with oats at the rate of 
two bushels of tares to one of oats, the produce is cut green 
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