524  The  Yorkshire  Farm-Prize  Competition,  1883. 
The  two  first  on  the  list  only  were  entered  for  competi- 
tion. 
TwYERS  Wood  Farm,  of  which  a plan  is  given  (Fig.  1, 
p.  522),  is  the  property  of  George  Dickenson,  Esq.,  of  Roos. 
It  is  situated  in  Holderness,  about  five  miles  east  of  Hull, 
and  is  intersected  by  the  Hull  and  Hedon  Road,  as  well  as  by 
the  Hull  and  Hedon  Railway. 
The  house  and  homestead  stand  on  the  north  side  of  the 
highway,  and  are  separated  from  it  by  a well-kept  lawn  and 
garden  in  front.  The  house  is  a square,  neat,  cosy-looking 
dwelling,  flanked  by  a productive  garden  and  orchard,  and  by  a 
trim  shrubbery. 
The  homestead  has  been  entirely  remodelled  and  considerably 
enlarged  by  Mr.  Turnbull,  as  will  be  seen  from  the  ground-plan 
(Fig.  2,  p.  523).  The  whole  of  the  work  has  been  done  in 
a substantial  manner ; the  arrangement  is  good  ; all  the  stock 
can  be  fed  and  inspected  without  the  attendant  going  out  of 
cover.  Ventilation  without  draught  has  been  kept  in  view, 
and  appears  to  have  been  secured. 
There  are  no  gangways  in  front  of  the  cows  for  feeding, 
which  appears  to  be  a drawback  ; it  is  assuredly  more  convenient 
and  expeditious  to  feed  tied  cattle  in  front  than  having  to  carry 
food  up  between  each  pair.  The  feeding-troughs,  as  seen  in 
the  sketch  (Fig.  3),  are  an  excellent  arrangement,  being  simply 
a semicircle,  and  are 
really  half  18-  in. 
glazed  sanitary  pipes. 
The  byres,  in  which 
there  are  stands  for 
54  cattle,  are  lime- 
washed,  a “ dado  ” of 
tar  is  run  4 ft.  10  in. 
high  all  round,  which 
— apart  from  sanitary 
purposes  — from  an 
aesthetic  point  of  view 
is  rather  effective. 
The  hay-barn  at  the 
back  of  the  square  is 
not  filled  with  hay, 
but  has  large  doors  at  each  end,  which  will  admit  laden 
waggons.  It  is  used  as  a shed  for  hay,  straw,  &c.,  in  process 
of  being  moved  or  marketed. 
The  open  square,  surrounded  by  the  stables,  byres,  &c.,  has  a 
pavement  all  round  the  sides,  and  dips  towards  the  centre, 
Fig.  3. — Detail  of  Feeding  Trough. 
