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overlooked, though thej are numerous and good. The dairy- 
maid is paid Is. 6cL a day. One of the labourers' wives gave 
the following information as to her family and their earnings. 
She had 10 children, 8 of them at home, their ages ranging 
from 2 to 18. Her husband got 15s., &c., as described ; one 
boy of 17 got 12s., another of 14 got 7s., and a girl got 7s. 6c?. 
a week ; four of the other five went to school. The income of 
the family is thus at least 107/. a year, with no rent, rates or 
taxes to pay out of it. 
Mr. Davison recommended his steward, James Weatherburn, 
to the notice of the Judges. He has been ten years in Mr. 
Davison's service — at first as a spade hind, then rising to the post 
of steward. He was said to understand his work thorougbly, 
and to be most industrious and careful, sparing no pains in his 
master's service. The Judges were glad to be able to recommend 
him accordingly as deserving a certificate of merit. 
It would be easy to find in other farms than those already 
described some subjects of interest, but it would be impossible 
to notice them all. JNIr. Robson [Class II., No. 8] showed us 
first-rate Cheviot Sheep. Mr. Lawson's farm [Class II., A'o. 5], 
after it was entered, suffered immensely from a flood, which 
covered 70 acres out of 110, washed away at least an acre with 
its crop of turnips, and left a deposit of mud and sand on seeds 
and grass, and destroyed any chance which he might have had 
in this competition. 
In the case of Mr. Hall's farm [Class II., No. 3] we were 
much pleased with the way in which the particulars likely to 
be asked for by the Judges had been prepared beforehand by 
Mr. Hall the younger, who, though living at home, is a student in 
a surveyor's office. These particulars included a map on which 
were shown the lines of old fences which had been removed, 
new fences planted and drains laid by the tenant ; a Field 
book, which gave an account of the cropping and manuring of 
every field for the five years preceding 1887, accounts of 
Receipt and Expenditure for two years, with details of the 
valuations, sales and purchases and Balance-sheet. All these 
were prepared in a workmanlike manner, and the accounts stood 
the test of a careful examination by the reporter at home. The 
Judges trust that it will give some gratification to Mr. Hall, jun., 
to know that they highly appreciated and commended his work. 
Conclusion. 
A few concluding notes must be added to this Report. 
The Judges have to thank the competitors for the very great 
kindness and hospitality with which they were treated.- This 
