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are  largely  indebted  for  the  present  herbage.  The  average  of 
the  cake  and  manure  hill  for  the  past  four  years  is  418/.,  not 
including  other  foods.  These  are  purchased  from  H.  Richard- 
son and  Co.,  of  York,  who,  as  merchants,  have  evidently  gained 
the  confidence  of  Mr.  Hutchinson. 
Live  Stock. — The  character  of  the  horses,  cattle,  and  sheep 
on  Manor  House  is  now  so  well  known  throughout  the  United 
Kingdom,  that  it  is  quite  unnecessary  for  me  to  make  use  of 
superlatives  in  describing  them. 
1 think,  however,  it  is  due  to  Mr.  Hutchinson  that  a few  of 
the  honours  which  his  animals  have  borne  away  from  national 
and  local  showyards  should  be  recorded  here. 
Prizes  icon. — The  total  amount  won  in  prizes  since  1873  by 
animals  belonging  to  this  farm  is  6639/.  Is.  They  have  won 
all  the  last  three  Champion  prizes  given  at  Royal  Shows  for  the 
best  female  Shorthorn,  viz.,  Champion  Plate  of  100  guineas  at 
Kilburn,  with  “ Gainful  ” ; Champion  at  Derby,  “ Gratia  ” ; 
Champion  at  York,  “ Lady  Pamela.”  Champion  for  the  best 
Hunter  in  the  yard  at  the  Royal  Birmingham,  won  with  “ Jester.” 
This  horse  won  in  the  aggregate  upwards  of  1550/.  At  the 
Taunton  Meeting,  7 animals  were  shown,  which  took  4 first  and 
3 second  prizes.  At  that  Show  three  first  prizes  were  awarded 
to  Mr.  Hutchinson  in  the  different  rings  at  the  same  time  ; viz. 
first  for  Shorthorn  Cow  ; first  for  Leicester  Ram  ; first  for  Three- 
Year-old  Hunter;  and  the  first-prize  Aged  Shorthorn  Bull 
“Duke  of  Aosta”  at  the  same  Meeting  was  bred  and  sold  by 
Mr.  Hutchinson.  This  bull  was  also  the  sire  of  the  first-prize 
two-year-old  Bull,  and  first-prize  Yearling  Bull.  At  the  Carlisle 
Meeting  three  first  prizes  were  won  in  succession,  viz.  first  for 
Bull-calf,  “ Knight  of  Kars”  ; first  for  Cow,  “Grateful”;  first 
lor  Two- Year-old  Heifer,  “Gainful.”  Besides,  first  and  third 
prizes  were  won  for  aged  Leicester  Rams ; first  and  third  for 
Leicester  Shearling  Rams  ; and  two  prizes  for  Four- Year-old 
Hunters.  At  Derby,  “Gainful”  took  third  prize;  “Gratia” 
took  first  for  Two-Year-old  Heifer,  and  Champion  Cup  for  the 
best  female  Shorthorn.  Five  sheep  took  first,  second,  and  third 
for  Shearlings,  and  first  and  second  for  Aged  Rams.  At  Reading, 
three  Shorthorns  were  shown,  which  took  first  and  third  in  the 
Cow  Class,  and  first  in  the  Yearling  Heifers,  said  to  be  the 
largest  and  best  class  of  yearlings  ever  shown  at  the  Royal. 
At  the  same  meeting,  the  second  prize  wras  gained  for  a Shearling 
Ram,  and  first  for  an  Aged  Ram.  Such  a catalogue  of  successful 
exhibits  speaks  for  itself. 
The  following  is  a list  of  the  number  of  animals  on  the  farm 
at  the  time  of  our  three  respective  visits  : — 
