in l^oitinghamshire, TAncotnshire, Ac. : Classes 2 and 3. S9 
A balance, with rent and taxes added, does not .show a large 
profit in any year, and in some years there has been a loss ; but 
it is a triumph of agricultural skill and perseverincr industry to 
effect so much with such poor material. The chief features on the 
farm were the management of grass-land, which in May looked 
remarkably well ; the cows, which were small, but very suitable 
for the land ; and the cheese-making, which has been described 
in the report of a previous competition. This was the only 
cheese-making farm that came under the inspection of the 
Judges. Probably there was no other in which the tenant was 
more handicapped by the land with which he had to deal. The 
small portion of light land on the farm is an alleviation, but the 
greater part consists of that sticky clay which has engulfed a 
melancholy amount of farmers' money during the past decade. 
The more credit is therefore due to Mr. Milner for his pluck and 
persistence. 
Asfordly Farm, Melton Mowhrai/, LeicestersMre, occupied hy 
Mr. Henrij Morris. 
This farm also was highly commended. It is 57 acres in 
extent, 26 acres being arable and 31 (less the buildings and 
garden) grass-land. The owner is Mrs. Newcome, of 8 Grange 
Terrace, Weymouth, and it is held on a yearly tenure under 
the Agricultural Holdings Act, at a rent of 136^. a year. It 
is tithe-free, but there are 13/.. 18s. lO^rf. of rates and taxes. 
During the last three years there has been a reduction of 15Z. on 
the rent. 
The soil is rich loam, the arable land being on gravel and 
the grass on clay. It is a district of small estates, and farms 
range from 25 to 250 acres. Besides Asfordly Mr. Morris has 
57^ acres and 36 acres under two other landlords in the same 
parish, besides 100 acres of gi'ass at Saxelby, where he resides. 
Asfordly is a village with 559 inhabitants, within a mile 
of a railway station, and three miles from Melton Mowbray, 
the metropolis of fox-hunting and pork-pie manufacture. The 
buildings are comparatively new, and suitable for the wants of 
the farm. 
At first sight the Judges were not very favourably impressed 
with the general aspect of the place. There appeared to be a 
lack of tidiness, and nothing in the management seemed to call 
for special commendation. Ploughed land was clean, but not 
more so than many farms of ordinary merit. Grass-land was 
well managed. Swedes were small and seeds rather thin. 
At the date of the second inspection a great improvement 
