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Report on the Farm-Prize Competition 
Mr. Wilson gave the following particulars as to his crops in 
the present year : — 
Com 
(Wheat 37 3 39 
(Oats 29 1 33 
75 1 0 
I Turnips 24 0 13 
1?'^'^'' 25 2 19 
51 2 32 
Clover 32 0 0 
Arabic 158 3 32 
p /Meadow for hay 30 3 24 
^'"^MPasture 19 3 30 
0 3 14 
209 3 6 
This leaves about 1\ acres unaccounted for. 
Taking the statement as it is, it shows about one quarter of 
the arable land in Wheat (a circumstance without a parallel in 
the farms exhibited), and another fourth in Oats and Barley. 
The business presents a great contrast to that of the two prize 
farms in Class 1, though it very much resembles that of Mr. 
Weightman's farm (Highly Commended, Class 1). Milk is 
perhaps the prime object of Mr. Wilson, but he also fattens 
Cattle, grows a considerable quantity of Corn, and sells Pota- 
toes, Turnips, Hay, Straw, green Clover, and forage. 
Tynemouth and the watering-place of Cullercoats are closely 
adjacent, and these and other places in the neighbourhood offer 
excellent markets for all these kinds of produce. The milk is 
nearly all retailed to private customers at 4rf. a quart. A boy 
takes the milk round with a pony and cart, and collects the 
money in payment monthly. For the purpose of keeping up a 
supply equal to the demand, cows in high condition are bought 
as required. They are kept in an improving condition, and 
sold off fat when they no longer give a sufficient supply of milk. 
In winter the cows have turnips three times a day, half a bushel 
of grain or bran in two feeds, long hay and oat-straw. In 
summer they go out to grass and are brought into the byres in' 
the evening, when they get green clover or tares. A few calves 
are reared, and young steers are kept to make manure. When 
grass in the autumn is abundant and is not required for the 
stock of the farm, sheep are taken in. A good deal of Hay and 
Straw is sold, and this is not surprising when the value is" con- 
sidered. At the second visit of the Judges, Mr. Wilson said he 
