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The  Yorkshire  Farm-Prize  Competition , 1883. 
January. 
SO  Bullocks  feeding. 
1 1 Heifers  feeding. 
5 Cows  „ 
15  Heifers  and  Cows  in- 
calf. 
7 Cows  in-milk. 
1 Cow  suckling  2 calves. 
1 Bull. 
6 Calves  1 year  old. 
2 „ 8 months  old. 
9 „ 6 „ 
87 
May. 
7 Cows  in-milk. 
2 Cows  suckling  2 
calves  each. 
2 Cows  suckling  1 calf 
each. 
8 In-calvers. 
9 Calves  1|  year. 
13  Calves  under  12 
months  old. 
6 Calves  suckling  as 
above. 
47 
July. 
9 Feeding  heifers. 
1 Bull. 
13  Cows  suckling. 
18  Calves. 
6 Cows  milking. 
1 Calf  fed  by  hand. 
13  Calves  weaned. 
17  Heifers  1J  year  old. 
15  Steers. 
1 Cow  near  calving. 
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The  cattle  bought  to  graze  on  the  seed-pastures  in  summer, 
and  to  be  fed  off  in  the  folds  during  winter,  appear  to  be  bought 
more  with  a view  to  leave  money  than  to  please  the  eye,  and 
therefore  do  not  come  up  to  the  quality  of  the  rest  of  the  stock. 
The  cows,  heifers,  and  calves,  the  regular  breeding-stock  of 
the  farm,  are  excellent,  wealthy,  unpedigreed  Shorthorns,  with 
good  dairying  qualities.  These  are  grazed  in  the  park  which 
lies  between  Wood  House  and  Ray  well  Hall.  Amongst  them 
the  lambs  are  weaned.  Another  part,  about  5 acres,  of  the  park 
is  cut  for  hay.  The  only  dairying  attempted  is  supplying  the 
Hall  with  milk  and  butter,  which  yields  a revenue  of  about  70/. 
a year. 
Horses. — These  consist  of  8 pairs  for  draught  purposes  ; they 
are  an  active,  quick-stepping,  powerful  lot,  well  adapted  for 
their  work  ; four  two-year-old  carting- colts,  two  foals,  and  a nag 
cart-foal  have  been  bred ; besides,  a horse  is  kept  for  the 
shepherd,  and  two  nags  and  a pony  are  in  the  riding-stable. 
Pigs  are  kept  in  the  open  fold  during  winter,  and  pick  up  a 
good  living  among  the  cattle.  Eight  sows,  pigged  and  with  pig, 
were  the  breeding-stock  in  May. 
Labour. — Mr.  Watson  kindly  made  out  a statement  of  his 
labour  account,  which  should  be  most  interesting  if  presented 
verbatim,  as  follows  : — 
The  Cost  of  Labour  per  Tear  upon  Wood  House  Farm. 
£ s.  d. 
Foreman’s  wage  per  year  52  0 0 
A present  yearly  1000 
House  rent  free,  milk  found  for  the  farm  lads,  2 lb. 
butter  per  week,  and  potatoes,  worth  at  the 
least  10  0 0 
I also  pay  him  9s.  per  week  to  board  7 lads,  total  163  16  0 
Waggoner’s  wage  yearly 21  00 
Second  waggoner  do 17  0 0 
Third  lad  do 16  0 0 
Carried  forward 
289  16  0 
