Report on the Farm-Prize Competition, 1878. 
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Class 1. 
Manor Farm, Inglescombe, near Bath, Somersetshire. — This 
farm is occupied bj Mr. Richard Corner, who resides at VVilliton, 
near Taunton. It is held under H.R.H. the Prince of Wales for 
a term of 21 years, and is situated about 2 J miles west of Bath, 
in a very hilly district. 
It was entered in the certificate as containing — 
A. B. p. 
410 0 0 Arable land. 
102 0 0 Pasture land. 
Total 512 0 0 
exclusive of buildings, cottages, gardens and woods. The nature 
of the soil is described as moderately light, mixed with Bath 
stone, and a good part of it sticky yellow clay, the subsoil is stated 
to be rock and clay. There are 12 cottages hired with the farm, 
including a blacksmith's and a carpenter's house. New farm- 
buildings have been erected at a large outlay, and at the date of 
our second visit, the foundations of a new residence had been 
laid. 
On p. 12 is a plan and description of the new farm-buildings, 
which are built in a very substantial manner, and, with a few 
exceptions, possess very commodious arrangements. There is 
also a new water-wheel, which performs the threshing, grinding, 
and chafF-cutting on the farm. It is, however, about lOOO feet 
from the buildings, and the power is transmitted from the 
wheel to the buildings by shafting running along the surface 
of the ground for the whole distance ; this arrangement appeared 
to us costly and wasteful. 
Mr. Corner expends in labour about 25s. per acre : he employs 
16 men, at wages varying from 145. to 18*. per week ; 1 woman, 
at Is. per day ; and 6 boys, at from 5s. to 8s. per week : he also 
employs extra labour when required. Beer is allowed during 
corn and hay harvest. The labourers are charged 2s. per week 
rent for their cottages. A considerable sum is expended in food 
for cattle and also in artificial manures. 
Cattle. — At the date of our first visit the cattle consisted of 
11 cows and heifers, 12 fatting steers, 6 two-year-old heifers, 
24 yearlings, 5 weaning-calves and 1 bull. 
These were a useful lot, and the 1 2 fatting steers were 
very good. The cows are kept to breed and bring up calves, 
each cow is expected to bring up 5 calves in the year, four of 
which are of course purchased. The cattle and young stock at 
both our visits were in good condition and evidently well 
taken care of. 
