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Meadow  land  for  mowing  is  top-dressed  with  10  tons  per 
acre  of  farmyard  manure.  The  pastures  have  7 cwt.  per  acre 
of  basic  slag  in  the  autumn  or  6 cwt.  per  acre  of  super- 
phosphate, and  in  the  spring  1 cwt.  of  sulphate  of  ammonia. 
Green  crops  have  10  tons  per  acre  of  farmyard  manure,  which 
is  applied  in  the  autumn,  and  a further  10  tons  of  the  same 
manure  in  the  spring,  with  the  addition  of  5 cwt.  per  acre 
of  a manure  specially  prepared  for  the  particular  crop  to  be 
grown. 
Ten  acres  of  three  years’  seeds  which  had  received  in  the 
autumn  of  the  second  year  6 cwt,  per  acre  of  basic  slag,  and  in 
the  spring  of  the  following  year  6 cwt.  per  acre  of  Manchester 
Corporation  concentrated  manure  ; also  25  acres  of  mowing 
grass  which  are  mown  each  year,  the  aftermath  being  grazed 
and  the  land  subsequently  dressed  with  12  tons  per  acre  of 
farmyard  manure  in  the  autumn,  and  15  acres  of  first  year’s 
seeds  after  oats,  cut  twice  for  hay,  having  been  top-dressed  for 
the  second  crop  with  6 cwt,  per  acre  of  Manchester  Corporation 
concentrated  manure  in  July  : were  all  very  good. 
The  stock  consisted  of  one  pedigree  Shorthorn  bull,  one 
non-pedigree  Shorthorn  bull,  two  pedigree  Shorthorn  cows, 
thirty-eight  non-pedigree  dairy  cows,  ten  dairy  heifers,  fourteen 
stirks,  two  young  bulls,  and  twelve  calves.  Of  these,  ten  cows 
and  one  bull  have  been  purchased,  the  others  being  bred  on 
the  farm. 
The  horses  were  one  Shire  stallion,  one  two-year-old  Shire 
stallion,  seven  Shire  mares,  one  three-year-old  gelding,  one 
two-year-old  gelding,  two  two-year-old  Shire  fillies,  two  year- 
ling Shires,  four  Shire  foals,  three  Hackney  mares,  one  hack, 
two  two-year-old  Hackney  colts,  two  milk  horses,  and  one 
pedigree  pony. 
Of  these  one  stallion,  three  Shire  mares,  and  three  Hackney 
mares  were  purchased. 
The  milk  from  the  dairy  cattle  is  retailed  at  3 \d.  per  quart, 
about  80  gallons  daily  being  disposed  of. 
Cows  in  milk  receive  about  6 lb.  of  bran,  4 lb.  of  ground 
oats,  4 lb.  of  dairy  meal,  15  lb.  of  brewers’  grains,  ^ cwt.  of 
swedes,  and  chaff  daily  ; also  hay  three  times  a day.  Young 
stock  are  given  oat  straw,  hay,  and  swedes  during  the  winter, 
with  5 lb.  per  head  of  ground  oats  and  beans  to  in-calf  heifers. 
The  cows  were  a very  good  lot  indeed,  as  also  were  the 
horses. 
Mr.  Raingill  has  been  particularly  successful  in  the  show 
ring,  and  has  a considerable  income  directly  and  indirectly  from 
this  source. 
From  thirty  to  forty  newly  dropped  calves  are  sold  annually 
at  an  average  price  of  hi.  per  head. 
