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not be started until October 13th, and half the corn was not 

 cut then and never was reaped. Apropos of this Mr. Parrington 

 tells a story to the effect that cutting being delayed he was glad 

 to get anywhere to exercise hounds, and one morning set off 

 from Hurworth and went to Catterick, then through the fields 

 to call on Mr. John Jackson, at Oran. En route he passed the 

 land farmed by the Outhwaites (who were good farmers and 

 bred many famous shorthorns at Bainesse), and saw them 

 cutting corn next to a field of standing beans. This was on 

 October 4th and the beans were not lead in the following 

 January, and eventually fold yards were built in the field and 

 pigs were turned in. 



The same year Mr. Mark Milbank was speaking at a 

 political meeting, in favour of his son's Parliamentary candid- 

 ature, and advocated some measure which did not meet with 

 the approval of Mr. John Outhwaite, who called out " If you 

 had your way you would soon bring farming to an end." Old 

 Mr. Milbank at once replied : " I fancy that was the voice of 

 our friend John Outhwaite, who farms in such a thorough 

 manner that it takes him three years to grow a crop of beans." 

 There was then a great laugh against Farmer John. 



Hounds and horsemen that same season frequently galloped 

 through fields of corn which were never reaped and had event- 

 ually to be ploughed in. 



Mr. Parrington found they had a small pack, not in the 

 best of condition, but containing some very useful hounds, 

 especially two lemon-pies, which Squire Wilkinson had by 

 some means got from the Duke of Buccleugh's. They were 

 called " Trueman " and " Terrington," and were at their best 

 when Mr. Parrington first went to Hurworth. They were very 

 savage, and so keen for blood that it was almost impossible to 



