334 Report on the Farm-Prize Competition, 1871. 
The piggeries are admirably arranged, all under cover, having 
— what is not usually seen — ample room in each subdivision. 
This building contains also every accommodation needed for 
preparing the food. A pipe brings the whey from the house, 
anrl empties itself into a tank ; a copper is fixed for boiling, 
Avhich will hold 150 gallons, and the food is prepared by putting 
into this quantity of water about 2 bushels of Indian meal. The 
water is allowed only to simmer, and the mess is then ready for 
use. Twelve sows are kept for breeding, and the usual practice 
is to sell the pigs, for breeding purposes, at the age of 12 weeks. 
They frequently make from 4 to 5 guineas each. Mr. Walker's 
success at the various shows furnishes sufficient evidence as to 
the superior quality of his pigs. 
The pigs receive every attention, and consume a large amount 
of food. Mr. Walker gives his last year's account of artificial 
food for pigs at 360Z. 9s. fSd. A covered yard adjoins the piggery, 
where the drape sows usually run and are fed, as also the year- 
ling beasts during the winter ; this covered yard, was made at 
Mr. Walker's expense. 
There is nothing specially worthy of notice in the treatment 
of the horses. Eight are worked on the farm, which is rather a 
large number for the amount of arable land. 
Manures. — The manure-hill is greatly increased by the amount 
of spent hops which are brought from Burton ; in the winter 5 
tons a week are trodden, and during the summer the floors of 
the sheds are covered, for the cows to stand upon, morning and 
evening. The amount paid for purchased food, as well as 
artificial manures, is as under : — 
£. s. (7. 
Artificial raamires 105 14 0 
Food for pigs 30() 9 6 
Ditto cows 269 G 5 
Ditto sheep 11 26 
Ditto horses 50 10 7 
743 3 0 
Still, with this annual outlay, which is certainly excessive, 
the arable land is of so heavy and retentive a nature, that the 
present appearance of the crops does neither Mr. Walker nor yet 
the manure justice for such liberal treatment. 
A mill is also upon the farm and in Mr. Walker's occu- 
pation; it is driven by a water-wheel, and grinds all the corn 
used on the farm besides grinding for hire. Six labourers are 
employed (including the miller) — three single men and three 
boys — through the year, and the labour-bill is 302/. 35. 9c?. 
Cheese-making. — The following is Mr. Jackson's Report on the 
Dairying : — 
