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The stock of cattle was under the average number at the season of the 
year, and the pigs, owing to a recent visitation of swine fever, were much 
below the ordinary number. 
With regard to the horses, a large and valuable stock of pure-bred Shires 
is kept. Five pedigree mares with their foals were in the grass fields near 
the buildings, while six yearling colts and fillies were being grazed in a 
poorer pasture. 
At work, or on the rougher pastures, were twelve other mares and fillies, 
while the stud horse Heydon Duke, 11612, stood at the buildings. This is 
a powerful dark brown horse, 17 hands high, got by Sterling, 4066, from 
Brown Duchess (Vol XI.). 
The sheep are carefully managed. The ewes are pure Suffolks, and the 
lambs are crosses with the Southdcwns and Cotswolds. The lambs by the 
Southdown rams are sold fat, while the others are weaned and fatted during 
the autumn and winter. At the time I saw the fleck the ewes were being 
fed on the layers, with lambs running forward. 
Generally two-thirds of the root crops are eaten on the land with sheep, 
while one-third is carted to the bullock yards. 
The land was all through clean and well farmed, and the crops generally 
promised to be good. 
Part of the oats had suffered through the May frosts, which had also 
caught a considerable breadth of the early swedes, and re-sowing bad to be 
done. 
4. The Farm of Mr. Christopher Parsons, Horse-heath, 
Linton, Cambridge. 
Farming at an altitude of some 200 feet above sea level on a very mixed 
soil, Mr. Parsons, without any pretension at display or effect, manages his 
land well and grows good crops. The buildings are poor, the property 
being held by the present owner under very peculiar conditions. 
Part of the soil is heavy clay and part of a light heathy nature. 
There are 425 acres of arable land and 75 acres of grass, which is mostly 
grazed with horses, cattle, and sheep. 
Sheep are folded on the lighter land grass fields, mangel, &c., being carted 
on for them. 
The present rent is 12s. an acre, paid by the tenant, while the tithe, 
4s. 6«?. an acre, is paid by the landlord. Tire rates are about 55/. a year. 
The four-course system is followed : all the bay and straw' is consumed 
on the farm and a large quantity of good farmyard manure is made. 
The root crops are put in wfith farmyard manure, and artificial manure 
at an average cost of 25 s. an acre. There were on the farm- 
28 horses. 1 375 lambs. 
13 cattle. 16 pigs. 
3 cows for use of household. | And a stock of poultry. 
317 ewes. 
Considerable care has been devoted to breeding strong useful horses, an 
entire horse being kept and young horses reared. 
The cattle stock are not expected to do much to pay rent, but sheep aro 
looked upon as rent-payers, and receive great attention. 
The ewes with single lambs are folded by themselves, the lambs running 
forward and being liberally fed on beans and cake, to go out as fat lambs. 
Those with double lambs, on a different part of the farm, are equally 
well, if not better, fed ; their lambs are not expected to go off to the butcher, 
hut are weaned and led oft' about Christinas. At the time I saw the farm 
