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274 acres, which adjoins, and which he has farmed for three 
years, but he was prevented from entering it for competition 
owing to the close of entry before he was able to arrange for a 
continuation of his occupancy. At Sail, distant some 17 miles, 
he rents another farm of 215 acres. 
Stock from the Exhibition Farm is moved to these as occasion 
requires, and they were all open to the Judges' inspection. 
Although farming so largely on his own account, Mr. Taylor 
has since 1869 acted as agent for Mr. Colman, having the entire 
management of Easton Farm, with its famous flock and herd, 
besides estates and City property belonging to the firm of 
J. and J. Colman ; yet notwithstanding the strain and attention 
continuously involved by such business, he took so prominent a 
part in the work of the Norwich Local Committee, that the Mayor 
at the Society's Annual Meeting stated, " that he had been its life 
and soul," and " that the successful arrangements effected by it 
were in a great measure due to Mr. Taylor's assiduous untiring 
exertions." And at the first Council Meeting held after the 
Show, the thanks of the Society, proposed by Colonel Kingscote, 
and seconded by Sir John Thorold, were voted to him, and the 
proposers stated " that to his exertions much of the success 
of the Show must be attributed, as their wants were always 
anticipated." 
These remarks are so much in keeping with the impression 
made on the Judges by the energy displayed in the farm 
management, which met them at every turn, that although 
they touch more directly on the personal than may be considered 
desirable, yet in consonance with common fairness 1 feel bound 
to give them record here. 
Situation, Soil. — The Whitlingham Farm is situated about 
3 miles from Norwich, Mr. Colman's land adjoining on the 
west. The marsh-land excepted, it may be described as un- 
dulating rather than continuously level. Both grass and arable 
are light porous soils, for the most part resting on a gravel 
subsoil, too porous to be naturally fertile, and entailing frequent 
and liberal applications of manure to maintain artificial fertility. 
It readily succumbs to drought, and dry seasons disastrously 
affect its produce, — such a season as the present " scalding " 
the brows and thinner soils most effectually, and rendering the 
produce on them almost nil. 
"T'he marsh land is skirted by the River Yare for one mile, 
and is used chiefly for grazing young cattle and horses, the 
herbage being coarse and void of feeding quality, and not sound 
for sheep. As indicative of value, I may mention that cattle 
feeding on the sewaged rye-grass pasture do better without 
cake, than on the marshes with it. The marsh land is divided 
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