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being paid, and as many as 200 loads used in a season. No 
artificial manures of any kind are purchased. 
Mr. Walsh is gradually getting the larger portion of the 
farm down to grass, twenty-five acres only, or one-third, being 
left as arable. It is composed of very small fields, scattered 
around the village and on Gilstead Moor, a very objectionable 
feature in one of them consisting of three shafts for the raising 
of building and flag stones — very profitable, perhaps, for the 
landlord, but spoiling the field for working. 
A veiy good piece of mixed seeds, nearly ready for mowing, 
was seen. Some of this is occasionally sold, making with a 
portion of the straw 150Z. 
The oats were not looking too well, having grubbed, and a 
portion having been reso\vn with tares. Another part, evidently 
in need of draining, was thus a more easy prey to the severe 
late frosts of last spring. 
As only a very small portion of the corn grown is sold, 
being used for the cows and other stock, with the addition 
of very large quantities of purchased foods, this competitor 
curiously enough complains of the recent rise in the price of 
cereals, instead of rejoicing as we on our corn farms do. But it 
is quite natural, as 10/. to 12/. per week is often spent in hand 
foods, the rise on which more than represents any advantage 
accruing from the sale of a few oats. 
Class III. — Third Prize Farm, 
Occupied by Messrs. J. ct W. IlinchcUJ, Lady Oalc Farm, Emley, 
WaTiefield. 
The two brothers who occupy this rather strong, ungenial 
farm, live at Skelmanthorpe, a few miles away, but seem to take 
great interest in agriculture, although they have a "tallow- 
chandlers' business, which occupies most of their time. 
Like the Second Prize Farm in this class, nearly the whole 
of the land is given up to the production of milk, and although 
fifty-four acres are returned as arable and twenty-eight as grass, 
yet many of the fields have been and are sown down with per- 
manent grass seeds, with a view, if a good jDlant be obtained, of 
remaining so. 
A minute examination was made of these new gi-ass fields, 
in different stages, and sown with different seeds. One on 
entering tlie farm in 1885 was simply seeds, being lightly 
resown with a fresh mixture well harrowed in ; a fair plant li 
now, after six or seven years, still to be seen. " ■ 
Other pieces were laid down with 2 qre. of Penistone bay- 
