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Wheat . — The wheat grown occupied about 57 acres. 
One field of 19 acres, being after beans, was not sown on 
our first visit, but had been sown in the spring with Golden 
Drop at bushels per acre, and promised to be a magnifi- 
cent crop. One field of 13 acres, sown after turnips and 
mangel, was looking very healthy with the exception of a few 
patches, which were rather scorched up with the drought. 
This is now laid down with seeds for a three years’ ley. The 
seeds were up and a good plant. Another field of 13 
acres had rather lost plant in a few places since our first visit, 
but it now looked a good colour and strong. After one year’s 
ley, the remaining field of 12 acres is a beautiful plant, and 
promises to yield excellently. 
Barley . — A field of 22 acres has been sown with 
barley (one part after turnips fed off, the other part after 
oats) ; the latter promises to make a nice standing crop, 
but the former looks too luxuriant, and unless fine weather 
supervenes most of it must go down. 
Oats . — Twenty acres of a field of 28 acres had been 
left for oats, and had been dressed at the rate of 7 tons 
per acre with lime compost ; but on account of its having to be 
kept for the plough trials, only about 10 acres of it were sown 
with this crop. The other 10 acres were left for white turnips, 
and the rest of the field had been sown with mangel, with the 
exception of about 2 acres, wliich were planted with cabbages. 
Other Crojis . — About 23 acres of spring beans are this year 
sown on barley or wheat stubbles, having, previous to sowing, 
been dressed with 15 tons of good farmyard manure per acre. 
These were now well in flower, and though rather short in 
straw, looked like making a good crop. 
Two acres of mangel were a very fine plant, and were 
ready to be singled out on our second visit. Ten acres were 
ready to be sown with swedes, and there were three acres 
of spring tares, either for feeding or mowing, as might bo 
required. 
Thirteen acres of seeds which were to be mown for hay 
looked like cutting a large crop for the season. The mixture 
used per acre was as follows :■ — ■ 
2 to 3 gallons Italian rye-grass. | 2 lb. white clover. 
0 to 8 lb. red clover. | 3 to 4 lb. alsike. 
In concluding our remarks upon this farm, we ought to say 
that Mr. Palmer was most anxious that it should be known that 
he attributes his success in a great measure to the care and 
attention bestowed on the farm by his late father. While 
