804 
The Farm Prize Competition of 1890. 
water meadows which are regularly irrigated when there is 
sufficient water, but this occasionally runs too short to cover the 
whole area in one year. Provision is made for all the drainage 
from the homestead and other buildings and yards being added 
to the water used for irrigation. The land which had been 
covered in the spring was full of grass at the time of the 
Judges' second visit. Considering that the farm has no advan- 
tage of situation for obtaining dung other than that produced 
on the farm, and also that Mr. Cornish's expenditure in arti- 
ficial manures is only from 501. to G01. per annum, the land i3 
in remarkably good heart, and is growing crops that cannot fail 
to be remunerative. A large quantity of dung is, however, 
made in the sheds and yards at home, and much of it under 
cover in the boxes during the whole winter. 
The orchards are well attended to, several young trees 
having been planted since the tenancy began and carefully 
pruned and protected. Cider is made for home consumption 
only. The fences and banks are kept neatly, and much stone- 
facing has been done by the tenant, who has paid 40Z. for 
stones for this purpose alone. 
Thirty-seven head of cattle were on the farm in January, 
and 30 head in June. Of these, 10 were dairy cows or heifers 
in milk, all showing great milking qualities, the remainder 
calves and steers of various ages. Between the visits some of 
the cowb had aborted, and so there was not the usual number 
of young calves being reared. The cattle were all South Hams 
of nice quality and with an aptitude for putting on condition. 
In January nine head in all, chiefly steers of about 2£ years of 
age, were being fed for the butcher and were thriving well, 
although not getting much in the way of artificial food. Most 
of the cattle were bred on the farm, and are descended from the 
stock of Mr. Cornish's father, who is an old breeder and has 
gone occasionally to the Somerset Devon for a cross to keep up 
quality and feeding properties. The 1 1 bullocks feddast year 
realised 25G/. 
Good as are the cattle on this farm, they are excelled by the 
sheep, which are " South Hams" and as fine a lot as can be 
found in any part of the county. These, likewise, are 
descended from the flock of Mr. Cornish, sen., who is acknow- 
ledged to be an excellent breeder and judge of all kinds of stock. 
About GO breeding ewes are kept, and are put to a South Hams 
ram. Of the produce, the best of the ewe hoggs are retained 
and added to the flock, the wethers are sold off fat in the spring, 
whilst the draft ewes go the same way later on. Seventy- 
four sheep sold last year averaged abovo 55s. each, tho wethers 
