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first buildings to be erected. This has now been increased in 

 size, and plants for the distillation of peppermint and the drying 

 of herbs, such as parsley, spearmint and sago have been added 

 to it. 



Some idea of the extent of these " side-lines " will be given 

 by the following figures. The total weight of chicory handled 

 by the factory during the 1920-1921 season was 1,030 tons, and 

 about 50 tons of green herbs have been dealt with. 



Since 1909 the range of crops has been greatly increased. To 

 the limited hst grown by the former occupants of the estate have 

 been added market garden crops, top and soft fruit, and herbs. 

 There are now 212 acres under fruit, the principal crops being 

 plums, apples, gooseberries, strawberries and raspberries. A 

 very large acreage of potatoes is grown every year, and large 

 quantities of cabbage, cauliflower, and celery are sent to the 

 liOndon markets. 



During the last season some 500 tons of fruit were grown. 

 Among the market garden crops celery and cabbages were most 

 important, 4,507 rolls of the former and 4,725 talhes (a tally is 

 5 dozen) of the latter being sent awav. There w^ere also 972 

 tallies of cauliflowers. Wheat (1,292 qr.) and oats (1,219 qr.) 

 were the chief cereals, and among the various " oddments 

 were 42 qr. of rye, 21 of mustard, 40 tons of swedes, and 200 

 tons of seeds hay. 



Pigs and poultry are nov/ important features of the estate. 

 The pigs are Large Whites, some 45 sows being kept. The whole 

 of the stock bred are fed off for bacon, their food consisting mainly 

 of home-grown corn and chat potatoes. There is a central 

 poultry farm, under the control of a lady manager, where incuba- 

 tion and rearing are carried on. The aim here is to obtain about 

 1 ,500 pullets annually, of which 500 are kept under the intensive 

 system at the central farm, while the remaining 1.000 are dis- 

 tributed over the other farms Con each of which the manager 

 has an assistant) and kept on the colony system. The breed is 

 White Leghorn and the total number of eggs laid on the estate 

 last year \vas 207,500. 



Numbers of bullocks are fed annually and a pedigree herd of 

 Lincoln "Red Shorthorns is kept for milk production. In order 

 to provide feed for these animals mangolds are grown in quantity 

 (2.876 tons this season), and do extraordinarily well on this soil. 

 The past season was particularly favourable for this ciop, and 

 four fields on the estate yielded over 60 tons per acre of cleaned 

 roots, hot sunny w^eather combined with a high water table 

 having much to do with this result. 



