578 
IVie Farm Prize Competition 0/1891. 
Class III. — First Phize Farm, 
Occupied hij Mr. T. D. StricMand, Carlton Miniott, TJiirsJc. 
The village of Carlton Miniott, in and aronnd vrMcli lies 
the farm in the occupation of Mr. Strickland, is two miles from 
Thirsk station, and equally near the very good weekly auction of 
fat cattle, sheep, &c. These very convenient adjuncts are well 
taken advantage of by this competitor, as he not only sells a very 
large quantity of fat beef and mutton at the mart, but — as 
will be seen subsequently — he is constantly using the station 
to export specimens of his pedigree pigs to foreign lands, as well 
as to friends nearer home. 
On our arrival at 8.25 a.m., we found the tenant himself 
waiting, as promised, to drive us to the buildings and the 
different fields, which might with profit be situated moi'e 
closely together, and nearer to the homestead. 
The first glance at the premises showed that " trim and tidy " 
was the rule on this part of the holding. Many substantial and 
permanent improvements also revealed themselves, and had 
been done at the sole cost of the tenant. 
Conspicuous among the latter was an excellent covered 
yard — 77 feet by oi feet — the roof of which was made of incli 
boards, with grooves near the edges, as described in the Journal, 
(Vol. I., 3rd series, 1890, page 479), and supported by thick larch 
posts. The sides of the yard were, in our opinion, too open, whicli 
fact was proved, as during the March winds movable wooden 
shutters had been added, greatly increasing the comfort of the 
stock, whilst the interspacing of the roofing boards provided 
ample ventilation. The total expense incurred in covering this 
yard, including the bricklayer, joiner, and plumber, was 
771. 10s. ; the tenant having an agreement with his landlord 
that an allowance would be made at the expiration > of the 
tenancy. 
An implement shed of ample dimensions had been erected 
in the stackyard, the gates and fences about which and in the 
fields were of excellent description and well painted. 
Two other small sets of buildings very near to the station 
were used principally for the accommodation of the large number 
of pigs of various breeds. 
The home paddocks, consisting of about 10 acres, are not -so 
good perhaps as they will be, having only been laid down nine 
or ten years by a former tenant. They, however, get each year 
a liberal allowance of compost, consisting of gas lime, road 
scrapings, &c., also in the autumn 7 cwt. per acre of basic 
