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at the Experimental Apiary. During the period under review 

 Mr. Morland has given six lectures and demonstrations before 

 gatherings of beekeepers in various parts of the country. 



THE ASSOCIATED FARMS. 



WOBURN. 



In 1921 the Royal Agricultural Society gave up the Woburn 

 Experimental Farm which they had carried on continuously since 

 1870, and its two best known fields — Stackyard and Lansome — 

 were in October, 1921, taken over by the Rothamsted Experi- 

 mental Station so as to ensure the continuance of the permanent 

 wheat and barley experiments which are second only to those of 

 Broadbalk and Hoos fields in point of age. The necessary funds 

 are obtained from a special grant of the Ministry of Agriculture. 

 Dr. Voelcker continues to supervise the experiments as he has 

 done since 1890 ; the continuity of the records is therefore assured. 

 It should be recorded that he acts in an honorary capacity, freely 

 giving much time and trouble to this work. His report will be 



found on p. 77. T ~ 



r Leadon Court. 



In December, 1922, E. D. Simon, Esq., then Lord Mayor 

 of Manchester, offered us the use of his farm at Leadon Court, 

 Ledbury, for experimental purposes, himself generously defraying 

 the expenses incurred. It was decided to devote the whole farm 

 to a test of the soiling system of keeping dairy cows, which has 

 aroused much interest among farmers. Small scale trials at the 

 Harper Adams Agricultural College had indicated the feasibility 

 of all the processes involved, but no conclusions as to the eco- 

 nomic value of the system could be reached. Mr. J. C. Brown 

 was appointed manager and retained the post till February, 1925, 

 when he was succeeded by Mr. J. H. Hellier. 



The farm is 240 acres in extent, there being at present 86 

 acres of arable and 144 of grass, of which 20 acres will be 

 ploughed out, making altogether 106 acres of arable and 124 

 of grass : in addition there are 10 acres of wood and waste. 



During 1923 and 1924 it maintained a herd of 100 dairy cows 

 and, in addition, some of the young stock and a certain number 

 of pigs. The stocking, however, has proved to be too heavy and 

 some reduction is now being made. 



The cropping scheme of the arable land has been as 

 follows : — 



