182 WINTERSLOW, SALISBURY 



Wages. 



During the summer the men go out to work on 

 the farms at some distance all round. In harvest- 

 time they get an average of 4s. a day. For piece- 

 work the payment per acre is as follows : Hoeing, 

 4s. 6d. to 5s. ; mowing, 3s. 6d. to 5s. ; tying, 4s. to 

 7s. ; pulling roots, 6s. 6d. to 7s. 



The ordinary wage for an agricultural labourer 

 working regularly for a farmer is from 10s. to 12s., 

 with additional harvest-money. Stockmen and 

 carters get from 12s. to 14s., with cottage, potato 

 ground, and extra money at Michaelmas. 



General Description of Cooper's Farm. 



Cooper's Farm originally employed three men. 

 The land is eminently suitable as regards its 

 situation for the purpose of small holdings. It 

 extends along the road which connects the scattered 

 portions of Winterslow, known as East, West, and 

 Mid Winterslow, and Winterslow Common, and 

 comes up to the very back of some of the existing 

 houses, making it very convenient for allotments. 



The soil varies on different parts of the farm, 

 approximating to a chalky loam. The land was 

 very much exhausted when taken over, and has 

 been greatly improved by cultivation. All the 

 holders keep pigs for the purpose of supplying 

 manure, and originally bought large quantities of 

 horse and farmyard manure in addition. 



The area of the farm was 195 acres. Eighty- 



