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rather high, and beyond the ordinary range of pasture-farms in 
the district. 
£ s. d. 
Wages of labourers . . . . 153 6 2 
Servants' wages 67 19 0 
Food for 3 men and 2 women 100 U 0 
321 5 2 = to 355. an acre. 
The outlay for purchased foods and manures in 1883 reached 
over 650/., made up of — 
£ s. d. 
Corn and meal .. 317 2 9] Giving an average outlay 
Cake 227 5 7> under these heads of 
Manures . . . . 106 3 4j £3 9 0 an acre. 
It will suffice to mention that the valuation of stock and 
crops on January 1st, 1884, after deducting debts and liabilities, 
amounts to 2447Z. 2s., which proves that a working capital of 
at least 13?. an acre was employed, and, though we refrain 
from publishing actual figures, we are enabled to state that 
]Mr. Nunnerley's intelligent and enterprising management has 
resulted in highly satisfactory results. Some idea of what is 
accomplished may be gathered from the fact that the gross 
receipts from the farm come to between 12/. and 13/. an acre. 
The notable point in the management of Dearnford Hall Farm, 
and which it is desirable should be fully realised by dairy farmers, 
is the fact, that Mr. Nunnerley makes a larger return by good 
dairy practice than would be possible by selling milk under the 
most favourable conditions. That this return is obtained almost 
entirely in summer, when the cost of production is at a 
minimum ; and that, together with a system of feeding which 
is equal to that of most milk-farms, he retains on the farm 
the whey containing most of the mineral constituents of milk ; 
and this and the manure-value of the grain consumed by a large 
number of feeding pigs, must greatly increase the value of his 
manure. All this was abundantly evident in the excellence of 
the crops and the condition of the live stock. There is a danger 
at the present time that the supply of milk may exceed the 
demand ; indeed, competition has in many instances reduced 
prices to a point leaving little profit to the producer. It is, 
therefore, most important to prove that at least equally good 
returns are possible by first-class cheese and butter farming. In 
Mr. Nunnerley's management every branch of farm economy 
shows care and judgment. The land is clean, both arable and 
pasture. The fences, which were extremely neglected when the 
farm was taken, are tidy and well trimmed, and are as com- 
