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Mr. Hoddinott spends about 28s. per acre on labour, paying 
his ordinary men at the rate of 15s. per week, and 1 quart of 
cider per day, and he expends considerably more than the 
amount of his rent in purchasing food for his cows and pigs. 
This dairy is wonderfully well managed, and we are informed 
that Mr. Hoddinott has won a considerable sum in prizes for his 
cheese during the time he has occupied the farm, and we had 
much pleasure in noting that the Judges of Cheese awarded him 
two prizes at the Bristol Meeting this year. 
His returns in the shape of cheese, butter, and pork are large, 
the average per cow and per acre from these sources being ex- 
ceedingly good. 
The Live Stock on the farm consists of 42 cows, 6 two-year-old 
heifers, 8 yearling calves, and 2 bulls ; there were 47 pigs in 
hand, and 2 cart-horses and 1 nag kept on the farm. 
Mr. Hoddinott sells nearly all his calves young, at an average 
price of 30s. each, only keeping a few of the best to fill up the 
gaps in his dairy stock. The cows are a very nice well-bred 
lot, doing Mr. Hoddinott great credit. This year he has about 
42 acres of his pasture land for hay, and a very good crop there 
is. He feeds about 53^ acres with his dairy cows, and the re- 
mainder with his young stock and horses : 4 acres of the arable 
land is in seeds ; there also the crop is very good. About 7 acres 
are in fallow for swedes and turnips. 
The whole management of this little farm reflects great credit 
on Mr. and Mrs. Hoddinott, and we were much pleased to award 
to him the Second Prize in Class 4. 
Other Farms in Class 4. 
Park Farm, Bower Ashton, Clifton, near Bristol, in the County 
of Somerset, the property of Sir P. H. Greville Smythe, Bart., 
contains 170 acres of pasture land, and is occupied by Mr. Stephen 
Harding. 
The house and buildings are pleasantly situated near the 
mansion and park of the owner, and are very suitable to the 
occupation. 
Tlie Live Stock on the farm consists of 28 cows in-milk, 4 in- 
calf, 16 grazing cows, 10 grazing heifers, and a bull. The 
dairy cows are a very useful milking sort, having evidently been 
selected with great care and judgment. 
The Sheep consist of 1 ram, 73 ewes, 105 lambs, and 78 tegs ; 
these are very good cross-bred animals, and in very good con- 
dition. Two breeding-sows are kept and 2 brood mares ; there 
are also 2 nags, 2 two-year-old cart-colts and one yearling. 
Mr Harding expends about 33s. per acre for labour, paying 
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