Report on the Farm-Prize Competition of 1886. 651 
The grass-land is good in quality, as indeed is the arable, 
and both are capable of producing abundant crops. 
Mr. Grimwade farms on a four-course rotation, and grows 
a considerable acreage of beans — this year 17 acres, and 6 acres 
of peas — they taking the place of clover in the rotation. He 
also occasionally deviates from the common practice with regard 
to the crop succeeding the clover layers, sowing barley in place 
of wheat, and having 18 acres so cropped this year. 
His labour-bill for 1885 amounted to 381Z. 7s. 2d., close on 
to 33s. per acre ; purchased cakes to 90Z., and manure purchased 
to about 35Z. yearly. 
The live-stock on the farm in November and May were as 
follows : — 
NOVKMBKR. 
Cattle : — 
Cows 6 
Calves 3 
Bulls 1 
10 
Sheep 0 
Horses and colts 10 
Figs:— 
Sows 18 
Other pigs 142 
160 
Mat. 
Cattle:— 
Cows 7 
Calves 3 
Yearling heifers 2 
Fatting „ 2 
Bull 1 
i£ 
Sheep 0 
Horses : — 
Cart-horses 10 
Young horses 6 
16 
Pigs :— 
Sows 18 
Boars 8 
Fat pigs 29 
Stores 72 
127 
In November we saw some good mangolds, a large, dry, 
open ditch near the homestead being utilised as a clamp for 
them. A field of young clover had also planted well. 
In May, the appearance of the crops we thought decidedly 
inferior to those of the other competitors in this Class. Nor 
was the cleanness of the land which they were sown on, or that 
in preparation for roots, at all redeeming points. These circum- 
stances, taken in connection with the number of stock kept on 
the farm, together with its quality, led us to the conclusion that 
it would not be necessary to visit Mr. Grimwade again. 
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