Report on the Farm-Prize Competition o/'1885. 579 
The clover leas were especially good, and the farming gene- 
rally was excellent. 
On inspecting the crops we found — 
Four acres of black oats after wheat sown with seeds to the 
north of the strip of marsh land, an uneven, very indifferent 
crop, rather late, with some good spots. 
Sixteen acres of second-year's lea, after barley, was in ex- 
cellent order, a good crop, wanting cutting. 
Sixteen acres of first-year seeds, a most admirable plant in 
April, and in July had cut a very heavy crop of hay. 
The seeds sown by Mr. Turton are, 10 lbs. of clovers, con- 
sisting of 4 lbs. of red clover, 5 lbs. of cow-grass, and 1 lb. of 
mixed alsike, white, and trefoil, with \ bushel of Italian, and 
^ bushel of perennial rye-grass to the acre. 
Twelve acres of four years' lea had been cut for hay and 
stacked ; the bottom was close and even, but it had rather a 
" hide-bound " appearance, and seemed to want breaking up. 
Four acres in the same field, in April, was being ploughed 
for turnips, rather too wet ; and in July the part in swedes, 
sown early, seemed to have gone in raw, and cloddy, and had 
suffered very much from fly ; the part in tares was a pretty good 
crop, clean, but uneven. The boundary fence here belonged 
to the tenant, and it was the only bad one on the farm. ^ 
Sixteen acres, fallowed after two years' lea, all for potatoes, 
part set in April, in July was a magnificent crop ; we saw 
nothing better anywhere, a few mangolds in this field were only 
a middling plant. The whole field was clean. 
Sixteen acres of white winter wheat. This is only the third 
year the tenant has had this field, and when he took it, it was 
foul and in bad order. He took turnips the first year, and 
potatoes the next ; and after that the present crop, which looks 
very promising and clean, and like yielding 5^ quarters. 
Ten acres of third year seeds were good. 
Ten acres of white Poland oats after wheat. This was a first- 
rate crop, and promised a heavy yield : the young seeds also 
looked healthy and well. Altogether a satisfactory field to finish 
up with. 
The tenant has a permanent cutting, about 4 feet wide, about 
2 deep, and a great length, drained at the bottom, where he 
always stores his potatoes. 
The fruit and vegetable garden is thoroughly well done, and 
brings in a good round sum of money ; 140 dozen quarts of fruit 
had been sold out of it ; and the trees, planted by the tenant, 
were covered with fruit. Taking it altogether. Burnt INIill Farm 
is one that Mr. Turton has a right to be proud of. 
