G24 Report on the Farm-Frize Competition of 188G. 
The 40 bullocks had been fatted and sold; other 19, nearly 
fat, were in the yards on roots and cake, and 110 fatting sheep 
were on the marsh-land getting cake also. 
In July the 19 bullocks had gone, and 24 for grazing had been 
bought and were running on the pastures. The fatting sheep 
had also been disposed of, and the only sheep then on the farm 
were the 296 ewes and 449 lambs. The dairy stock had 
increased by a couple of calves, and the horses by the birth of 
a foal. 
As a rule, about 60 bullocks are bought and fattened, chiefly 
on roots in the yards ; but a few are run over the marshes in 
summer and finished off on roots. Hoggets to fatten on roots 
are also bought in the autumn, the number depending on the 
crops ; but they average about 100, and more are bought in 
April to fatten on grass. 
The chief sheep stock are the ewes, 300 of which are annually 
put to the ram ; the breed is the old Black-faced Suffolk Down. 
The small percentage of loss in ewes, and the large fall of lambs 
prove the excellent management of the flock. The first prize 
offered by the Suffolk Agricultural Society for the largest crop 
of lambs, with the least loss of ewes, was this year gained by 
Mr. Sherwood's shepherd. 
The following are the lamb statistics for the four years that 
Mr. Sherwood has occupied the farm. 
lu 1883 for every 20 ewes put to ram he reared 24 lambs, sold at 49s. M. each. 
„ 1884 „ 20 „ „ 25 „ 31s. M. ,. 
„ 1885 „ 20 „ „ 25 „ 2Gs.9d. „ 
„ 1886 „ 20 „ „ 30 „ 25s. 6d. „ 
The routine of flock management is as follows, viz., the rams, 
six in number, are put to the ewes in October, the keep at that 
time being cole wort, cabbages, or turnips, with a run on the 
grass. After the rams are removed, and until lambing com- 
mences, they run on the grass, getting besides a few white 
turnips, with a little cake or malt coombs as the time approaches. 
During the period of lambing, white turnips and thousand- 
headed kale form their staple food, from which they are removed 
to the clover layer and early rye as soon as they are ready for 
feeding. 
The lambs are weaned in July, and all sold direct from the 
ewes. Shearlings are bought yearly to fill up the drafts of the 
crones, light ewes, or those that have in any way gone amiss. 
This is considered better policy than rearing the ewe-lambs 
bred on the farm, although big prices are given yearly for them. 
More are bought than is required to fill the gap, conferring 
the power of selection, and those cast out are fattened. 
