The Farm-Prize Competition^ 1884. 
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2 lbs. of mixed cake and a small quantity of roots with hay 
and straw. They are always setoned as a prevention of 
quarter-ill, to which the farm is liable. With the Hereford 
bullock calves were two steers by a Hereford sire out of Short- 
horn cows, both reared by a nurse-cow, and looking promising. 
Mr. Acton had reared 7 bull calves, 5 of which were gone pre- 
vious to our visit. When weather is open, cows and heifers have 
to get their own living during the day-time, and with such scanty 
treatment they looked remarkably well. It must be remembered 
that the Hereford system is cheap as regards winter food and 
labour. For example, at Brockton, the annual cost of labour, 
including rent of cottage, food, &c., does not exceed 2121. — 
about 195. an acre, made up as follows : — 
£ s. d. 
Waggoner, shepherd, and carman, 145. a week 
each, cottage and garden, coal carted, »Scc. . . 124 4 0 
Extra wages at harvest . . . . . . . . 3 0 0 
1 labourer, IZs. a week, with cottage, &c. . . 38 16 0 
1 boy, 105. a week 26 0 0 
1 man in house, 65. 6f/. a week, and food calculated 
at 95. a week 40 0 0 
Extra labour . . . . . . . . . . 40 0 0 
£272 0 0 
Sheep'Stock. — Here again, as in the case of the herd, much 
judgment has been exercised ; and the sheep, which have much 
of the Wadlow blood in their veins, have wide level frames on 
short legs : — 
January. 
84 Ewes served. 
30 Ewe lambs do. 
20 Smaller ewe lambs. 
48 
182 
May. 
0 Ewes and twins. 
i.OO Lambs. 
\m 
j 27 Ewes. 
\ 27 Single lambs, 
j 10 Shearling ewes. 
( 10 Lambs from do. 
44 Shearling ewes, &c. 
9 Rams. 
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The experiment of breeding from ewe lambs was tried last 
autumn for the first time, and the result appears to demonstrate 
that, in such a climate as Brockton, it is of doubtful advantage. 
Of 30 animals served, only 10 proved in lamb, and 1 died. 
It remains to be seen how these young matrons will compare 
with their less hard worked sisters next autumn. When we 
saw them in the winter, they were getting ^ lb. of cake and 
a moderate allowance of turnips and hay. If they had not been 
