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The dwelling-house and farm buildings are centrally situated, 
and though old and without any pretence to the labour-saving 
arrangements and convenience of modern erections, they are 
tolerably commodious and are made the most of. One of the 
ends of a larse barn has been converted into boxes for fatting 
cattle, while the other end is used as a store for their food. 
Another improvement has been throwing a roof over an open 
yard, and something more in this direction might with advantage 
be done. 
Besides Mr. S. Turner, the household consists of Mrs. Turner, 
his mother, who is assisted by her sister and Miss Turner, her 
•daughter. In addition to the usual routine work of a farmhouse, 
they, without the aid of a servant, attend to a dairy of 8 cows, 
and a large number of poultry. Indeed, industry is the mot 
■d'ordre throughout the establishment. A younger brother living 
with them doffs his coat and takes full share of whatever work 
is going on, although from a piece of his property in the stables 
we should fancy he is not averse to a day's hunting when he 
can get it ; while on our first visit, so late in a November 
afternoon " that the stars had begun to blink," we surprised the 
master of the farm " whistling at the plough." The postcard 
heralding our advent had miscarried. It is pleasant under 
any circumstances to note industry so conspicuously persevering 
as it is seen here ; but that pleasure is much heightened by the 
knowledge that it is directed with judgment, and in this case, 
as the sequel will show, attended with success. 
About 30 acres of the farm is a good friable soil ; the 
remainder a clay loam, more or less heavy, resting on a subsoil 
of clay, and very untractable to deal with. All of it required 
drainage, and has been drained. As to 20 acres, laid with 
tiles, the whole expense was borne by the owner ; while the 
remainder has been drained with wood * at the joint expense 
of the owner and the occupier, the former providing the faggots, 
the latter cutting the drains and putting them in. On the 
arable land the distance apart varies from 6 to 8 yards, and on 
the grass from 12 to 20 yards. Depth, 2 J feet. 
The rotation of cropping followed is the four-course, although 
the tenant is not restricted to it by agreement. First, wheat, 
which is sown after clover, peas, or beans. Mr. Turner's great 
endeavour is ,to break up the land when dry, and have it as 
much like fallow as possible. Farmyard-dung, at the rate of 
16 loads per acre, is spread on the land previous to breaking it 
up. He drills early, using 7 pecks of seed per acre ; in spring. 
* From this, as also from the practice on Mr. Scrutton's farm, it will be seen 
that bush-draining still exists in Suflblk. 
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