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The  Yorkshire  Farm-Prize  Competition,  1883. 
The  cows  and  heifers  here  and  at  Burton  Constable  are  stated  to 
average,  one  with  another,  fully  2 imperial  gallons  per  day  each, 
all  the  year  round.  Valuing  the  milk  at  lOd.  per  gallon,  and 
the  calves  at  31.  each,  the  gross  value  of  the  produce  of  the  herd 
is  equivalent  to  over  33 1.  per  head. 
From  the  1st  of  May  to  the  21st  of  October  the  cows  are 
out  on  the  pastures  day  and  night,  except  during  milking.  The 
usual  summer  allowance  of  cake  is  from  2^  to  7 lbs.  each  per 
day,  two-thirds  cotton,  and  one-third  linseed  from  the  Driffield 
Cake  Company.  From  July  the  cows  have  a daily  allowance 
of  green  tares  ; and  in  September  and  October  they  have  cabbage 
in  addition  to  cake  and  grass. 
Ten  Shorthorn  steers,  two  years  old,  recently  bought  in  the 
North  Riding  at  221.  per  head,  were  grazing  with  the  cows  and 
getting  a linseed-cake  each  per  day.  The  Judges  expressed  a 
unanimous  opinion  that  these  cattle  were  very  dear  at  the  price, 
but  they  were  told  that  a fair  profit  could  and  would  be  made 
on  an  early  day. 
The  farm-horses  are  heavy  useful  animals  in  high  condition  ; 
they  had  hitherto  been  largely  employed  in  carting  for  the 
buildings,  road-making,  tile-  and  lime-leading  ; but  that  depart- 
ment of  labour  was  nearly  completed,  and  on  our  last  visit  we 
found  them  all  turned  out  to  grass, — a luxury  which,  we  were 
told,  they  had  up  to  that  time  little  enjoyed. 
The  cart-horses  are  ordinarily  allowed  21  lbs.  of  rolled  oats 
per  day,  with  hay  ad  libitum ; mixed  chopped  hay  and  straw 
occasionally.  When  hard  worked,  a proportion  of  beans  is 
substituted  for  a portion  of  the  oats,  but  the  allowance  of  21  lbs. 
is  not  exceeded.  Two  milk-cart  horses  for  driving  the  milk  to 
Hull  are  allowed  14  lbs.  of  oats  per  day,  one  milk-cart  horse  is 
kept  at  East  Park  Dairy  for  delivering  the  milk  from  Twyers, 
and  butter  from  Burton  Constable. 
Two  pigs  are  fed  to  provide  home-fed  bacon.  Breeding  or 
feeding  for  sale  is  not  attempted. 
The  same  remarks  apply  to  poultry,  although  spring  chicken 
looked  healthy  and  numerous. 
Grass  Land. — Our  observations  led  us  to  the  conclusion  that 
the  character  of  the  grass  land,  80  acres  in  extent,  had  been 
very  much  changed  during  Mr.  Turnbull’s  tenure.  About  300 
loads  of  tussocks  had  been  pared  off  Twyers  Hill  and  burnt. 
The  ashes  had  been  used  for  drilling  with  turnip  manure,  and 
on  18  acres  of  the  grass  a heavy  coat  of  lime  and  road-scrapings 
had  been  applied  ; 12  acres  of  this  land  had  been  drained 
in  1881  with  3-in.  pipes.  The  result  was  apparently  very 
satisfactory  ; a clean  good  herbage  covered  the  field.  Half 
of  the  adjoining  field  of  20  acres  had  also  been  drained  in  1882, 
