£f «>£8 Tour in England, "KTo. H—Sheep Healthful toother Stock.—A variety of Stock most profitable* 
Among other things here, we were shown 
a specimen of uncommonly productive mea¬ 
dow, reclaimed from low swamps and ponds, 
where there was not sufficient fall in any ad¬ 
jacent stream to take off the water. The 
fields are embanked all round several feet 
high, so that water cannot flow in from 
without; a flume is then sunk lower than 
the meadow in a short raceway, to which all 
the water in it is drained by ditches. In this 
flume, driven by wind-mill power, a large 
scoop-wheel is placed, which, as it revolves, 
takes the water up in its buckets, and de- 
posites it on the other side of the dike, from 
which it flows off, thus keeping the meadow 
perfectly dry when necessary, in all seasons. 
When there is not sufficient wind to move 
the water-wheel, steam power is applied from 
an adjacent building for this purpose. This 
may be considered as a very expensive busi¬ 
ness by Americans, but when we consider 
that a steam engine, with one bushel of coal, 
which only costs a few cents, will raise 
50,000,000 lbs. of water one foot, it will not 
be thought quite so formidable an outlay of 
capital. Several districts in England of 
thousands of acres in each, are thus reclaim¬ 
ed from the sea and drained. 
Everything about the estate of Wiseton, 
was in order. The houses of the laborers 
are handsome two-story stone cottages, with 
flowers trained up their walls, trim hedges 
and.grassplots in front, and good gardens in 
the rear. They are such buildings as any 
of our independent farmers at home might 
covet for a residence, and we were informed 
that the Earl never suffered his tenantry to 
go to the poor-house; for if at any time in 
want, they are amply provided for at home 
by himself. Mr. Hall, the steward, was as 
neatly dressed as if he had iust emerged from 
a bandbox, rather than a cattle yard ; with 
polished shoes, neat gaiters, and well set 
small clothes. His own residence was 
charming, with pretty gardens about, and a 
well stocked conservatory. But the steward 
or bailiff of a nobleman is a pretty important 
personage, and is generally much looked up 
to by the surrounding neighborhood, for they 
are frequently well educated men, and sci¬ 
entific, as well as practical breeders and 
farmers. 
Earl Spencer is a fine looking man, over 
fifty, though he does not look it. He has a 
keen dark eye, florid complexion, good 
height, and reasonably stout person. He 
was a long time leader of the House of Com¬ 
mons when Lord Althorp, and had a seat in 
the Whig Ministry under Earl Grey. He is 
quite farmer-like and gentlemanly; plain in 
his dress, and we were informed, rather dif¬ 
fident and retiring in his manners. He is 
very popular with the agricultural classes, 
and has done more to promote improvements 
in husbandry, than any other nobleman of 
his day in Great Britain. If he would accept 
office, in any future change in the ministry, 
he would be very likely to come in as Pre¬ 
mier ; but he dislikes politics, and except 
when he thinks duty imperiously calls, min¬ 
gles little in state affairs. His pride and 
pleasure seems to be in attending agricultu¬ 
ral shows, and holding converse with the in¬ 
telligent farmers and breeders of the country. 
To all such men, whatever be their rank or 
station in society, we wish long life and all 
happiness. _ 
SHEEP HEALTHFUL TO OTHER STOCK. 
A VARIETY OF STOCK THE MOST ECONOMICAL FOR THE 
FARMER. 
We are advocates for that system of stopk 
raising, which gives a reasonable variety to 
the fields and yards of the farms. In addi¬ 
tion to yielding a more general supply for 
the owner’s use, and thus carrying out the 
great principle every farmer should practise, 
to buy nothing he can produce within himself; 
there is great economy and profit in it. 
There is generally in every field a variety of 
plants which are suited to different classes 
of animals; the horse selects one or more 
which he crops closely; the cow fancies 
others which she browses upon till exhaust¬ 
ed ; while the sheep follows after and nips 
what both have rejected, and is moreover pe¬ 
culiarly useful in exterminating, when not 
over fed, most of the noxious weeds that in¬ 
fest the pastures. In the hay-rick, too, the 
same preferences are exhibited; the orts 
thrown out from the horse-manger are eaten 
with avidity by the cows and sheep, and the 
latter picks up the merest leaflets neglected 
by the others. Thus Providence seems to 
sanction in the diversity of the vegetable 
creation, the propriety and advantage of dis¬ 
tributing and appropriating them among nu¬ 
merous species of animals. 
We are strengthened in our conclusions, 
by the beautiful yet simple legend which is 
related of the well-provided travelers, who, 
while eating their full repast by the way-side, 
were accosted by a beggar, whose cravings 
were appeased by what they had rejected. 
The beggar’s dog made a bountiful meal on 
the bones his master could not eat. The 
sparrows followed and fed themselves and 
young from the crumbs, and the ants then 
