frequently
renders the hay crop a scanty one; while autumn and winter frosts change
the nutriment of the mangels and turnips into decaying and unwholesome
matter. Under such circumstances as these, the maintenance of cattle in
good condition is very expensive, unless in places where a supply of
furze is available. This plant is rather improved than otherwise by
exposure to a temperature which would speedily destroy a mangel or a
turnip; and, although it thrives best when abundantly supplied with
rain, it can survive an exceedingly prolonged drought without sustaining
much injury.

TABLE

SHOWING THE DIFFERENCE OF WEIGHT GROWN ON AN ACRE OF CABBAGE AND AN
ACRE OF SWEDES, AND THE VALUE OF EACH FOR FEEDING.

+-----+-------+---------+---------+--------+--------+--------------+--------+
| No. | | Weight | Weight | |Value of| Total Weight | |
| Of | | of | of | | Gain | of Food | Value |
|Sheep| Kinds | Ten | Ten | | taking | consumed | of Food|
| In | of | Sheep, | Sheep, | Gain. | Mutton | in |consumed|
|Each | Food. |1st Dec.,|1st Mar.,| | at 6d. | Three Months | per |
|Lot. | | 1855. | 1856. | |per lb. | by each lot. | Ton. |
+-----+-------+---------+---------+--------+--------+--------------+--------+
| | | st. lb. | st. lb. | st. lb.| L s. d.|tons. cwt. lb.|s. d. |
| 10 |Cabbage| 90 10 | 101 5 | 10 9 | 3 14 6 | 8 13 47 |8 7 |
| | | | | | | | |
| 10 |Swedes | 89 3 | 100 7 | 11 4 | 3 19 0 | 8 10 7 |9 3-1/4|
+-----+-------+---------+---------+--------+--------+--------------+--------+

+-----+-------+----------+------------+----------+-------------+------------+
| No. | | Total | | | | |
| Of | | Weight | Value | Extra | Free | Balance |
|Sheep| Kinds | per | of each | Cost on | Value | in favor |
| In | of | Acre | Crop | each Crop| of each | of |
|Each | Food. | of each | per Acre. | per Acre.| Crop | Cabbage |
|Lot. | | Crop. | | | per Acre. | per Acre. |
+-----+-------+----------+------------+----------+-------------+------------+
| | |tons. cwt.| L s. d. | L s. d.| L s. d