578 Rej)ort on the Farm-Prize Competition o/'1874. 



years ago. They are very clean, but have not yet been topped, as 

 in one or two cases Mr. Crouch tells us where they were done 

 too young they afterwards died away. This, from our expe- 

 rience, we could not quite understand. 



The four-course system is also adopted on this farm : — 1st, 

 Fallow ; 2nd, Barley ; 3rd, Seeds ; 4th, Wheat. 



Falloic. — About 60 acres yearly. The wheat stubbles, directly 



Fig. 3. — Plan of Boughton End Farm, in the occupation of 

 Mr. Tliomas Crouch. 



after harvest, are Bentalled if necessary, and then deeply ploughed, 

 the couch being forked out afterwards as it shows itself. 



The land is ridged, and the manure, which has been carted 

 out of the yards into large draw heaps in the previous autumn, 

 is put on in the spring at the rate of 14 large loads per acre ; no 

 artificial manure is used. We may here remark that in our 

 experience, in order to obtain a good crop of mangolds or rabi, 



