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CORN AND GRASS. 
of farming which I think could be extended with good results to 
Ireland. 
My method is to pen such of the flock as are intended to be 
fattened during the winter upon the field. The size of the pen 
depends on the number of sheep and the extent of land to be 
top-dressed. I begin at one side of the field, and enclose as much 
ground only as will be thoroughly trodden in one week, removing the 
pen regularly once a week. The ploughs follow the moving of the 
sheep, so that the system does not retard the spring ploughing, as by 
the time the last of the sheep are sold off and the last move made 
of the pen, the field is within a day or two of being ploughed. The 
sheep are fed with Turnips, Oats and Hay. 
This is a perfect method of manuring the field. The braird comes 
up strong and healthy, and very soon places itself beyond the ravages 
of the worm; but the secret of success is in doing the work 
thoroughly. I use 15 stone of seed per acre of Oats and 12 of Barley, 
employing a heavy roller as soon as the braird is above the surface. 
I may add, that three years ago a field of 7 acres was, as an after¬ 
thought, ploughed without having undergone any system of top¬ 
dressing, and it was almost entirely destroyed by Wireworms. In 
fact, the produce in Oats from the entire field was only 1004 stone, 
when we calculated on 300 stone per acre.—(S. Sym Scott, Ballina- 
courte, Tipperary. 
I have for the last 10 years here grown from 45 to 60 Irish acres 
of Turnips. My system of cultivating them is to plough deep in 
autumn, leave it exposed all the winter, until the proper time in spring 
for preparing for green crops, when I first harrow down the winter 
ploughing, then grub deep with three or four horses ; again harrow 
and pick off any weeds. Grub again with a light grubber drawn by 
two horses, and harrow and roll if required, and this is generally all 
that is required. Before opening the drills I like to leave the ground 
that is prepared a few days in dry weather, before working, so as to 
draw a little moisture. A man with a pair of horses then opens the 
drills, others cart in the farm-yard dung, while another set of men and 
women spread the manure and sow the artificial manure, another man 
with a pair of horses closes the drills, and a man with a pony sows the 
Turnips and does odd work in the field. 
I mix mould or ashes amongst the artificial manure and salt on 
dry soil before sowing it. The farmyard manure I get turned over if 
possible ten days or a fortnight before using it, and saturate it well 
with liquid manure, so as to have it in proper order ; I also mix the 
Turnip-seed before sowing with flower of sulphur, which is a great 
preventive against the Turnip Flea or Fly. I never have, as yet, had 
to sow Turnips secondly, and we have always very heavy crops. I 
