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The  Yorkshire  Farm-Prize  Competition,  1883. 
prime  condition,  and  several  “ heavysides  ” were  made  into 
bacon  during:  the  winter.  These,  with  about  200  head  of 
poultry,  are  indebted  to  JNIrs.  Beevers  and  her  daughter — worthy 
women  both — for  their  fine  appearance. 
Cash  out  of  pocket  for  labour  does  not  exceed  more  than 
20/.  a year,  inclusive  of  hoeing  and  harvest.  The  whole  of  the 
ordinary  farm  work  is  done  by  the  tenant,  his  two  sons,  and 
a small  boy,  who  is  paid  at  the  rate  of  6/.  a-year  and  board. 
This  little  concern  affords  a fine  example  of  a frugal,  indus- 
trious, hard-working  family — well  backed  by  the  landlord  and 
his  agent — making  the  best  of  rather  a poor  farm  and  greatly 
increasing  its  fertility.  It  would  be  well  for  the  country  if 
such  cases  could  be  indefinitely  multiplied.  One  phase  of 
this  question  must,  however,  always  be  borne  in  mind.  The 
man  who  rolls  up  his  shirt-sleeves  at  half-past  four  in  the 
morning,  and  does  not  put  them  down  until  he  goes  to  bed 
at  night,  with  a family  following  in  his  footsteps,  must  be 
credited  with  the  labour  thus  expended,  and  the  farm  debited 
accordingly. 
Class  III. — Second  Peize. 
Mr.  Joseph  Horner , Morton,  Bingley. 
Morton  Farm  lies  on  the  hill  two  miles  north  of  the  town  of 
Bingley.  The  house  and  homestead  are  in  the  village  of 
Morton.  This  holding  may  be  said  to  be  a conglomeration 
of  atoms.  It  belongs  to  no  less  than  six  different  owners,  and 
lies  in  as  many  detached  pieces.  Forty  acres,  about  two  miles 
distant  from  the  homestead,  lie  at  a high  elevation.  A six-acre 
piece  of  this  has  been  made  into  meadow',  and  carries  a good  crop 
of  grass.  The  highest  land  is  covered  with  a rough  coarse 
herbage.  Several  acres  of  the  best  part  have  been  drained  and 
dressed  with  soil  and  lime  and  gas-lime,  and  have  evidently 
been  much  improved  by  the  dressing.  The  road  leading  to  this 
land  is  a very  steep  gradient.  It  is  most  heroic  work  to  lead 
tiles  and  lime  on  to  the  top  of  this  hill.  The  stock  kept 
there — besides  ewes  and  lambs — consisted  of  five  black  calving 
cows  and  a young  blue  bull,  by  a pedigree  Shorthorn  bull. 
The  buildings,  which  are  neither  compact  nor  commodious, 
are  made  the  most  of,  and  are  kept  clean  and  tidy.  A six-horse 
portable  engine  drives  a grinding-mill,  chaff-cutter,  and  cake- 
crusher,  and  is  occasionally  let  out  to  thresh  for  hire. 
A small  portable  poultry-house  is  located  in  the  lower  grass 
fields  in  summer.  Young  chicken  are  thus  reared,  and  get 
a run  out  on  clean  ground. 
The  entire  holding,  as  entered  for  competition,  consisted  of 
