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of over 200/. each, and for the mares over lOOZ. each. The 
earnings of 4 stallions serving mares this season amount to 450Z. 
Mr. Tajlor was most open and willing to show us all and 
everything connected with his farming business, whether telling 
in his favour or otherwise ; but the Kirby Farm not being 
exhibited, we regret we are debarred from detailing the manage- 
ment of the stud there, as such, we believe, would have been 
found interesting and instructive. 
To return to the cart-horses ; they are all fed on short pro- 
vender, chiefly chaffed oat-straw and ordinary hay, with some 
silage and corn-chafF, and 8 stones per week per horse of 
crushed Black Tartar oats. 
Their hours of labour are in summer from 6 to 11 o'clock, 
with 2 hours to feed and rest until 1 o'clock, and from then to 6. 
In winter they go from light to dark, with the interval at mid- 
day for feeding. This is a more rational way than that on 
some of the farms which we inspected, where the horses are out 
from 6 to 3 o'clock, with no interval at all for food, although 
they are stopped in the fields while their attendants have 
something to eat. 
Labour. — The labour of the farm is performed by 40 men 
and 2 boys, their hours of labour being 10 per day. The total 
labour bill, including bailiff's wages for the year 1884-85, 
amounted to 1785/. 10*. 4c?. Tradesmen's bills for the same 
time, 156Z. 19*. Id. This {ex the tradesmen's bills) stands to 
42s. Qd. per acre, and may seem an exorbitant sum, but really 
is not so when the labour in excess of what would be required 
on a farm under ordinary management is taken into con- 
sideration, viz., distribution of sewage, milking and distri- 
bution of upwards of 50,000 gallons of milk yearly, besides 
butter making from Sunday's and surplus milk,* dealing on the 
farm with the excessively large crops of roots and grass, and 
carting the surplus of the same to Norwich, and considering 
also the large head of live stock kept. 
Books. — A complete set of accounts are kept, including 
Labour, Day, and Cash books, with Ledger, which were offered 
unreservedly for our inspection ; and though we satisfied our- 
selves that the first and most essential condition which the 
Society requires to merit a prize had been amply fulfilled, we do 
not feel justified in going farther in revelation of the " secrets of 
the prison house ;" for although Mr. Taylor might not object 
to a complete copy of his accounts being published, the pre- 
cedent might prove an inconvenient one — as it may be taken for 
granted that all competitors do not think alike on this matter. 
Over 2000 lbs. of butter were made during last year from surplus milk. 
