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Mr. Christie thought some time ago that his land was 

 deficient in lime, as one field was very much given to finger- 

 and-toe in the swedes. Analysis proved this to be the case 

 and the field was dressed with 2 tons per acre of ground 

 lime and Mr. Christie has not again been troubled Avith this 

 disease. The rest of the farm was also dressed with ground 

 lime at the rate of 10 cwt. per acre. 



Two years ago 38 acres of this farm close to the homestead 

 were taken for small holdings and replaced with 22 acres 

 about a mile from the homestead. 



The land is well managed and is in very good heart and 

 clean. There was verv keen competition in this class and 

 the Judges considered Mr. Christie's farm a good second. 



Second Prize Farm in Class IV. 



Occupied hy Mr. Frederick Arthurian, of Elm Tree Farm, 

 East Tuddenham, Dereham. 



There are 74 acres of arable land and 23 acres of grass, 

 held under a vearly tenancy from the Rt. Hon. Sir Ailwyn 

 Fellowes, K.C.V.O. The tenant is not responsible for the 

 upkeep of buildings or drainage. He is responsible for the 

 fences and gates. 



The system of cropping is barley and oats, undersown with 

 seeds, followed by wheat, which comes into green cron. 



The soil is mixed, with clay subsoil generally, though 

 there are a few fields with gravel subsoil. 



The areas under the various crops were : — 



Barley ........ ^ acres. 



frreen Crops ....... 28 „ 



Wheat 21 „ 



Clover 17 ., 



Meadow land for mowing is top-dressed with soil and 

 refuse. The pastures are all fed. 



The clover was very good indeed, but there was some 

 rib-grass, &c., in the young clover. This crop is generally 

 left down for one year and usually mown once, the second 

 growth being fed off. 



The land intended for green crops receives : mangolds, 

 12 tons farmyard manure and 5 cwt. fish salt. Golden 

 Tankard is the variety generally grown, the seed being sown 

 at the rate of about 7 lb. per acre on ridges 27 in. apart 

 and singled out 14 in. in the rows. Swedes and white turnips 

 receive 4 to .5 cwt. fish salt. The land intended for wheat 

 12 tons farmyard manure. 



The stock consisted of four cows, four yearling heifers, 

 four calves, fourteen bullocks, 123 hoggets, three breeding 



