The Farm Prize Competition of 1890. 
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stuffs and in lime and artificial manures, and some town dung 
is brought back from Plymouth when the horses and carts have 
occasion to go there. The labour bill is a somewhat heavy one, 
but this is accounted for by some of the men being engaged for 
the stone-carting. 
Conclusion. 
The writer cannot conclude without drawing attention to 
one of the lessons which has been strongly impressed upon him 
during his visits to the district of the competition, viz. that the 
old proverb about the early bird getting the worm (if he is up 
first) might be rendered " the early grower gets most profit." 
As the reader, if he has had patience to wade through the fore- 
going details, must have seen, there are several instances given 
in support of such rendering. One competitor gets the highest 
price for his green forage because he has it ready and in the 
market earlier than his neighbours ; another gets the best 
return for his fruit because it is the earliest in the mai'ket ; 
whilst the profits from the potato and flower crops in Scilly and 
South Cornwall are entirely dependent upon their early maturity 
and being first in the market. 
It perhaps goes without saying that the Judges were every- 
where received with the greatest cordialness and hospitality, 
which they heartily appreciated. What visitor on errands 
such as theirs ever failed to meet with free welcome ? And 
surely none could fail to appreciate the tender mutton, juicy 
beef, piquant cider, clotted cream, and delicate junket which 
are so hospitably offered to all visitors in Devonshire and Corn- 
wall. The several competitors met the Judges with the kindest 
consideration, and offered every facility for a thoi'ough insight 
into their respective methods of management. For all this the 
Judges desire to express to them their best thanks, and to assure 
them that they will retain for many years the most pleasant re- 
collections of the kind and friendly reception they met with. 
F. PlJNCHARD. 
