502 Report on the Wartoickshire Farm-Prize Competition, 1876. 
to the clover. Eight feeding steers were in the stalls, and were 
getting 8 lbs. of cake a day, ^ peck of meal, and a bushel of 
swedes. A very good cow was feeding for the Stratford Christ- 
mas Show. This was a fine animal, bred by Mr. S. Canning, 
and had reared three calves. She afterwards took the first 
prize at Stratford, and fetched 55/. The cattle were for the most 
part in the yards, where they Avere getting 2 lbs. of cake, and 
barley-straw and roots according to size and condition. Some 
splendid Oxford Down wethers, bred upon the farm, were being 
prepared for the Christmas Shows. They took the first prize 
at Stratford, and it is understood that they turned out mag- 
nificent sheep, some of them weighing as much as 55 lbs. a 
quarter. 
Second Inspection. — In May we found the lambs already 
weaned, and comfortably settled on seeds ; a very even good lot, 
the singles and couples being still kept separate. They were 
getting 2 ounces of Watkins's corn-cake, and as many malt- 
cooms as they would eat. There was not a dirty lamb in the 
lot, and their appearance showed excellent management. They 
had all been drenched at Aveaning time (a few days previous) 
with a mixture of a dessert spoonful of turpentine and \^ pint 
of strong lime-water, and Mr. Stilgoe said this dose had caused 
them to void large numbers of worms. The ewes were running 
in the Deer Park (at the back of Clopton House), and looked 
healthy and in good condition. Sixteen ram tegs selected from 
the flock were on seeds, and getting 1 pint of Indian corn and 
\ lb. of corn-cake ; 190 lambs were now alive from 140 ewes put 
to the ram. Tegs were being clipped weekly for the Stratford 
Market, and those sold the previous week had averaged 70s. 
The feeding tegs had now been removed from swede-land to a 
small piece of stubble intended for turnips, and were getting 
1 pint of Indian corn and ^ lb. of cake, with some malt-dust, 
and unlimited cut mangolds. The average price of some we 
saw under the clipper's hands was 75s. at the next market. 
The ewe tegs for addition to the flock were a capital lot. The 
cattle Avere all out to grass, and were in good condition and 
thriving. 
The wheat had all been got in shortly after our last inspec- 
tion, and although of rather a light colour for the most part, 
looked healthy and promising for the season. That after beans 
sown with 7 pecks an acre seemed at this time the best. It 
had all been harroAved, but very little of it hoed. The barley 
Avas backAvard, but a good plant. Oats after turnips and rape, 
and a second piece after peas (soAvn at the rate of 5 bushels an 
acre), looked Avell. Beans Avere very fine, and were being hoed 
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