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The sheep are characteristic of the whole of the live-stock 

 on the farm, in that they are thoroughly workmanlike and 

 good. Pigs do not form an important branch of the manage- 

 ment, but some useful sows were to be seen in the yards. 



Mention must be made of the system of book-keeping on 

 this farm. Mr. Everall is one of the few men wlio recognise 

 the extent to which a properly devised system of accounting 

 can aid in the management of the farm. He has introduced 

 a set of departmental, or cost accounts, by which he is able to 

 form an accurate idea of the financial results of the various 

 branches of his farming, and thus to direct his future policy. 

 Further reference to this subject is made later, and it will 

 suffice to say here that the audited balance sheet compiled 

 from records carefully kept throughout the year marks a 

 standard of achievement to which few farmers attain. 



Mr. Everall is well known far beyond the district in which 

 he lives as a man of many activities, and the success with 

 which he was rewarded in this competition is another proof 

 of the fact that it is often the busiest men who find the most 

 time to do things well. 



The second prize in this class was awarded to Mr. William 

 Nunnerley, of Kenwick, Ellesmere, and Belton, Whitchurch, 

 both in the County of Shropshire. The principal farm, 

 Kenwick, is situated on the Shrewsbury-Wrexham road, about 

 thirteen miles north of Shrewsburj% three-and-a-half miles 

 south of Ellesmere, nine miles east of Oswestry, and six 

 miles west of Wem. Belton lies some nine miles north-east 

 of Kenwick, being distant one-and-a-half miles from Whit- 

 church. The soil is very variable, some strong, some light, 

 with a certain amount of gravel and peat. The farm-house 

 and homestead at Kenwick are situated at the top of a sharp 

 hill, the house, which is very commodious, commanding 

 magnificent views. The farm buildings are well planned on 

 the whole, though possibly some would desire to see them 

 removed a little fui-ther from the dwelling house. The cow 

 houses stand very low and Mr. Nunnerley complains that they 

 are dirty, a fact that was remarked on several other holdings 

 during the inspection of the prize farms, but there was a very 

 good arrangement of a food-supply channel from feeding 

 passage to manger. Some of the yards were open to the 

 criticism that they run down hill ; they would be wet under 

 the sheds, whilst at the same time plenty of the liquid was 

 running down hill out of the gates to be wasted. The large 

 yardn, with cobbled road-way round and huge mixen in the 

 middle, would appear to be wasteful of ammonia, but it is 

 the common arrangement of the district, though it has been 

 noted that the winner of the first prize in this class had 



