5(54  The  Yorkshire  Farm-Prize  Competition,  1883. 
One  of  these  was  brought  from  Mr.  Tweedie;  one  is  by  his 
famous  horse  “ Tam  o’  Shanter.”  Another,  with  a colt-foal  by 
“Statesman,”  was  from  the  Marquis  of  Londonderry’s  stud,  by 
“ The  Swell.” 
Mr.  Hutchinson’s  successes  with  horses  have  been  with 
hunters,  as  witness  “Jester”  and  “ Glengyle.”  A rather  strong 
detachment  of  these  cattle  seems  to  be  generally  on  hand.  Two 
fine  chestnuts,  three  and  four  years  old,  were  to  be  shown  at 
York.  The  latter  blemished  his  knee  on  the  manger,  and  this 
prevented  his  appearance ; the  other  took  second  prize. 
Some  young  blood  relations  to  “Jester”  were  running  out  in 
the  fields  ; and  these,  I venture  to  say,  are  likely  to  give  trouble 
to  their  competitors  in  future  Showyards. 
Perhaps  I should  not  omit  to  notice  a kennel  of  fox-terriers, 
which  are  said  to  be  quite  as  good  of  their  class  as  the  hunters. 
Fowls,  ducks,  and  geese,  are  kept,  and  take  form  as  items  of 
revenue  on  the  balance-sheet. 
Gates  and  Fences. — Every  gate  was  fitted  So  as  to  be  readily 
opened  from  horseback,  and  all  were  in  perfect  working  order. 
Fences,  ditches,  and  roads,  were  as  clean  as  the  most  fastidious 
critics  could  wish,  and  a general  air  of  tidiness  and  system 
pervaded  the  entire  holding. 
Labour. — As  may  be  expected,  this  is  a heavy  item.  Last 
year  it  reached  the  aggregate  of  542/.  18s.  5 d.,  exclusive  of  15/. 
for  steam  cultivation,  and  56/.  11s.  for  blacksmith  and  carpenter  ; 
the  outlay  for  the  past  four  years  has  steadily  increased,  but 
with  all  these  improvements  going  on  this  was  to  be  expected. 
Most  of  the  men  in  Mr.  Hutchinson’s  service  have  been  on  the 
farm  for  many  years,  and  the  adage,  “ like  master,  like  man,”  is 
true  in  their  case.  Ploughing,  sowing,  drilling,  and  thatching, 
are  all  alike  carefully  and  well  done. 
Book-keeping. — This  is  not  perfect ; there  is  no  yearly  stock- 
taking, so  that  the  profits  for  any  single  year  (there  are  never 
any  losses)  cannot  be  definitely  ascertained.  Stock-taking  on 
this  farm  certainly  presents  some  difficulties  ; the  value  of  such 
high-bred  young  stock  is  not  easily  computed,  so  much  depend- 
ing on  how  they  come  out ; and  also  on  customers  turning  up  at 
the  proper  time. 
Stock  and  crop  books  appear  to  be  carefully  kept ; also  a 
detailed  and  classified  account  of  income  and  expenditure.  The 
latter  shows  a turnover  varying  from  3000/.  to  over  6000/.  a year 
during  the  last  four  years. 
The  results  on  the  balance-sheet  of  the  cash  account  indicate 
good  profits  ; and  further,  Mr.  Hutchinson  states  that  the  whole 
of  the  extensive  improvements  and  permanent  works  executed  on 
the  farm  have  been  paid  for  out  of  its  proceeds. 
