504 Report on the Warwickshire Farm-Prize Competition, 1876. 
Live Stock. — About 80 head of cattle and 600 sheep are 
usually kept on the farm. No stock is sold off in a store state, 
but all are finished for the butcher. The management of the 
stock is admirable. 
Cattle. — About 46 beasts are annually fattened. The herd 
consists of about 8 dairy cows of the Shorthorn breed, and from 
these about 20 calves, 12 of which are bought in for the purpose, 
are reared every year. The system by which this is accom- 
plished is as follows : — The calves are weaned at three months, 
up to which time they receive as much milk as possible, supple- 
mented by linseed-porridge. After weaning they get 1 lb. of 
linseed-cake a day, together with an allowance of barley-meal and 
grain, until they are one year old, when they are put in the yards 
or pastures, and kept in a thriving state in the ordinary way. 
Mr. Stilgoe, a short time back, crossed his cattle with a Long- 
horn bull, but, not getting the benefit which he expected to 
derive, he (very wisely in the Judges' opinion) reverted to the 
pure bred Shorthorn, and has now in service a very useful bull 
of the well-known "Walnut" family, and a youngster, also of 
pure blood, growing up, who promises well for future service. 
The cattle, like the sheep, are never sold as stores, but all made 
off the farm in the shape of meat. The general character of 
this stock is good. The cows are large, good-framed animals, 
selected with an eye to dairy purposes, and combine capital 
flesh with milking properties ; and it is no doubt with the same 
object that a bull has been selected from a tribe which has 
always been famous for the combination of these qualities. 
The following was the stock of cattle upon the farm at the 
date of our three inspections : — 
November. 
May. 
July. 
7 
8 
8 
14 
24 
26 
4 
4 
25 
19 
19 
19 
18 
20 
Bulls 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
71 
70 
79 
Sheep. — The sheep bred upon the farm are of the Oxford 
Down breed, and (as has been observed) show great character 
and quality. The flock of ewes numbers 140, of which 40 are 
theaves (or shearlings), which are drafted in every year. The 
