558 
The Farm-Prize Competition, 1884. 
served, it is probable the cake would have been saved, but, of 
course, this may pay in increased size and value of manure. 
The ewes were clearing up the haws of swedes, with hay and a 
run on grass, and did well. The lambs at our second visit were 
a capital lot, the doubles especially promising. We found them 
on seeds, without any additional food, but earlier in the spring 
they were well cared for. The seeds, which were manured in 
October, were of a good colour, but thin on the ground. Mr. 
Acton takes great pride in his horses, which are a capital lot ; 
he does not breed much, but buys them young and works them 
on his hilly uplands till five years, and then sells them for 
town purposes. We saw at our first visit 6 horses, including 
a brood mare ; afterwards we found 7 animals ; they were of 
excellent type, with lots of bone, big barrels, short joints, and 
plenty of hair ; a hunting mare ) " Betsy Bee " by " Buck- 
ingham "), her foal, and a Hackney. A valuation made on 
January 1st, 1884, gives the following total : — 
£ 
Cattle 1212 
Horses 460 
Sheep 725 
Pigs 37 
£2434 
The outlay in cake and manure averages about 200/. a 
year. This does not include lime. 
The management and character of the stock at Brockton are 
the features that deserve commendation. 
Class 2. — First Prize. 
Mr. Francis Hawhins, Sugwas Farm, near Hereford. 
Arable 283 acres. 
Pasture 250 „ 
Total . . . . 533 acres. 
The landlord of this farm is Sir James Ingham. The 
tenancy dates from 1857. The arable land is a free working 
loam, on gravelly subsoil, which in some places runs into large 
stones, and on the browny spots has a decided tendency tO' 
burn. The grass-land, especially the meadows bordering the 
Wye, is of a fertile nature, on a stronger loam. The forma- 
tion is the Old Red Sandstone. 
The buildings comprise two large y.irds, facing south, with 
deep shelter sheds and gangways, forming a lean-to to the maiii 
