Aijleshy, Itihj, aad Rothicell Farms. 
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The ordinary labourer's wages are 25. Qd. per diem ; but in 
harvest-time wages run as high as 18s. per week, with meat in ad- 
dition. An allowance of 2 pints of beer per man is also given in 
harvest time and on threshing days ; some of the labourers live on 
the farm, and others in neighbouring villages ; but in either case it 
is a characteristic of them that they remain on the same farm 
from youth to old age. There are 4 good roomy labourers' cottages 
on the farm, each of which contains a parlour, kitchen, pantry, 
and outhouses on the ground floor, with 3 good bedrooms having 
separate entrances above, and to each is attached a garden about 
half a rood in extent. The rent charged to the farm-labourer for 
this accommodation is Is. 3J. per week. 
The average annual expenditure for labour, including harvest 
and turnip hoeing, is about 3Us. per acre on the whole acreage 
of the farm, say 1300 acres. 
Farm Buildings. 
At Eastburn the buildings are better adapted for breeding 
purposes than those at the Warren, the foldyards being very 
much smaller. All the steading is built of brick, and roofed 
with slates, this being one of the many improvements carried, 
out (in 1851) by the late Mr. Jordan. That gentleman also had 
a gas apparatus erected, and the carpenter (who is also joiner 
and wheelwright, and is employed entirely on the farm) makes a 
sufficient quantity of gas every day during the winter months to 
light all the farm buildings, including stables, cowhouses, &c., 
as well as the farmhouse. The Warren buildings were also 
erected when Mr. Jordan took the farm, and a belt of trees 
was planted on the north, east, and west sides of them, the 
situation being very much exposed. The whole of the north 
side of these buildings consists of a very lofty barn and granaries, 
which protect two large foldyards. These yards are shedded 
all round, the sheds having cribs beneath them. As the yards 
adjoin, the sheds down the centre are placed back to back ; and 
here we find the turnip and cake houses, and other convenient 
offices. Stabling for 18 horses is provided on the outside of 
the eastern yard. 
3. AyJesby, Rihy, and Rothicell Farms, vear Grimsby, Lincoln- 
shire ; in the occupation of Mr. William Torr. By H. M. 
Jenkins. 
Two of the farms now to be described have long held, either 
collectively or separately, a prominent position in the history of 
