506 Report on the Warwickshire Farm-Prize Competition, 1876. 
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'November, 18T5. 
Stay, 1S76. 
July, 1376. 
3 
3 

2 
140 
136 
125 
87 
127 
Tegs 
300 
7 
Theaves \.q 
for flock)*"* 
179 
190 
186 
416 
629 
483 
At our first inspection we saw the flock to disadvantage. Foot- 
and-mouth disease and scab had both been prevalent among the 
sheep. The winter, also, on this description of land was very 
trying for them ; but at our May visit we were able to congratu- 
late Mr. Stilgoe on a triumphant mastery of his difficulties, and 
the excellent character and capital management of his sheep be- 
came more apparent as we became more acquainted with them. 
Horses. — The general economy of the work of the farm is 
admirably exemplified in the horses. Only 9 working horses 
are kept, and these, with occasional help from a Fowler's 
Double-Engine Plough, which is used for breaking up second- 
year's seeds, do the whole work of 333 acres of arable land. 
The horses are capital powerful animals, and are bought in at 
the age of two years, worked generally till they are seven, and 
sold at a high price. Two horses are sold off the farm every 
year at this age. Ploughing is always performed with four 
horses at length in the winter, and with three in the spring. 
The winter keep of the horses has been given. In summer they 
get lucerne, and a small quantity of corn, beans, or oats. 
Swine. — Four sows of the large white sort are kept, and their 
produce disposed of as soon as they will fetch 20i'. each in the 
market. 
Artificial Foods and Manures. — The consumption of artificial 
food upon the farm from April 1875 to April 1876 was as 
follows : — 
10 tons liuseed-cake. 
6 „ Watkins's corn-cake. 
2 „ cotton-cake. 
4 „ malt-dust. » 
20 sacks meal. 
40 qrs. oats. 
10 qrs. maize. 
3900 bushels gi-ains. 
All these are purchased, but, in addition, the following quan- 
tities of food grown on the farm were consumed: — 75 quarters 
of beans and 30 quarters of barley. The whole consumption of 
