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Co-operative Farms. 
9. Upon the death of a member, if his share be not disposed of by 
will, his widow may enjoy it during her widowhood, and at her 
decease or subsequent maniage the share to be vested in his eldest 
son living in the parish ; in default of sons to be sold for the benefit 
of daughters or next of kin.* 
10. If a new member upon the purchase of a share be unable to 
advance the whole amount, he must be charged 5 per cent, for siich 
moneys in arrears, until the whole be paid to those entitled to it. 
11. Vacancies to be filled up by ballot upon terms agreed upon 
by the members ; but those only who are labourers of the parish 
and members of the Stoke and Melford Union Association to be 
eligible. 
12. Any alterations to these rules, or new ones added, may be 
effected, if carried by vote at either of the public meetings, with 
the sanction of the landloi'd, and entered into the general minute- 
book. 
Remarhs on Mr. Gurdons Letter. 
I had much pleasure in visiting Assington, near Sudbury, in 
December last, that I might personally inspect the farms to which 
the preceding letter refers. As the days were short and I had 
come from some distance, I paid more particular attention to 
the older farm, the manager of which accompanied me in m^" 
walk. This farm consisted of one large field, varying between a 
hazel-loam and clay, and several smaller fields, some of which had 
a gravelly soil. At that season but few growing crops were to 
be seen, but the young wheats looked well ; there was a large 
clamp of mangold, drawn from 4 acres, some good swedes and 
white turnips, and very promising tares : the fallows were well 
done ; the land was very clean. The labour of horse and man 
evidently was not stinted. 
The swede turnips were very good ; hoggetts were eating off 
white turnips before folding off the swedes, of which the largest 
had been drawn for stock in the yards. The stock of sheep M^as not 
as large as usual, because the 50 breeding ewes commonly kept 
on the farm, were being fatted off lor a sufficient reason ; hence 
the supply of turnips was fully adequate to tlie head of stock — 
75 hoggetts and a few ewes, and were therefore being consumed 
without any extra dry food, either hay, cake, or corn, which I 
consider bad policy. For these turnips no other artificial manure 
* Rule No. 9 has been thus modified: — " Each member should make his -will 
before two witnesses in favour of his widow; it should be sealed and deposited 
with the rommittee. The widow should enjoy the share during her widowhood ; 
at her decease or subsequent marriage the share should be vested in the eldest sou 
living in the parish. 
" In default of sons, it is to be sold (subject to the landlord's approval) for the 
benefit of daughters or next of kin." 
