570 Report on the Farm-Prize Competition of 1885. 
From May, 1884, to April, 1885 :— 
Total milk sold, brought forward 
Cheese made and consumed 
Butter sold and consumed . . 
Calves reared and sold, £1 each 
Total produce for 1 year 
Average per cow 
£ s, d. 
975 9 2h 
21 0 0 
31 5 0 
30 0 0 
£1057 14 2i 
£30 4 4 
This must be considered a remarkable average over such a 
considerable number of cows. 
Potatoes last jear sold for 443Z. 35. 9f7. 
All surplus straw is sold. Mr. Callwood's account with the 
Cheadle Asylum (chiefly for oats and straw) last year amounted 
to 164/. 165. llirf. 
A large amount of corn sold annually, together with the 
above totals, justifies us in concluding that Mr. Callwood's 
business meets the first requirement of the Rojal Agricultural 
Society. 
The purchased-food bill for grains and oilcake last year was 
117Z. 155., besides which corn to the value of 168/. I5. Srf. was 
consumed. 
Purchased manures for last year were as follows : — 
Ground hones . 
Nitrate of soda . 
Horse manure . 
Tons. cwt. qrs. 
11 5 y 
1 10 0 
118 12 3 
Total 
waggoner at 1/. a-week 
a- week 
The wages were ; 
1 
1 labourer at 155. 
1 cowman at 155. a- week 
1 man in house at 75. a-week 
Meat 
Extra labour in harvest, tScc. 
Potato getting 
£ 
s. 
d. 
Go 
17 
6 
15 
0 
0 
35 
13 
4 
£11G 
10 
10 
£ 
s. 
d. 
52 
0 
.0 
39 
0 
0 
39 
0 
0 
18 
4 
0 
20 
0 
0 
10 
0 
0 
48 
0 
0 
Making a total for labour of . . £226 4 0 . 
This is moderate, but it must be remembered that the tenant 
works hard himself, and so docs Mrs. Callwood, his daughter 
aged 18, and also a son of 16, and one of 10 years of age. In 
fact, on the day of our visit in July, the tenant and the above 
members of his family had milked all the cows and tended all 
