580 The Farm-Prize Competition, 1884. 
2 Waggoners at 155. a-week, cottage, 6cc. 
1 Shepherd at 155. do. do. 
1 Shepherd's assistant at 145. a-week, cottage, &c. 
Head labourer at 155. a-week, and cottage, 
1 Lad at IO5. a-week. 
1 Irishman at 125. a-week. 
2 Waggon-boys at 55. each a-week. 
Extras at harvest, 21Z. Each man gets 3/. 55. extra, and no 
beer. Mr. Griffin disapproves of the system of giving large 
quantities of beer and cider. Five cottages are included in the 
occupation. 
Before leaving Class II., I must allude to a circumstance of 
very sad import, the only sorrowful incident of our work. 
Huntington Court Farm, near Hereford, was entered by Mr. 
Thomas Goodwin, The Court Farm, Hampton Bishop, Here- 
ford, being an off farm in his occupation, principally valuable 
for winter keep of stock, grazed in summer at the home 
farm. Mr. Goodwin was well known as an energetic and 
successful manager until a recent period, when he was struck 
down by paralysis and deprived of powers of speech and loco- 
motion, though retaining his faculties. On our first visit he 
was present, accompanied by Mrs. Goodwin, whose devotion 
was most evident. Since his affliction she had studied busi- 
ness matters, in order to release him as far as possible, and 
with the hope that in a few years the eldest boy, a lad of 
seventeen, would be equal to take the helm. In this work 
she was ably seconded by the foreman, Thomas Price, whom 
she strongly recommended for a certificate, as a faithful, 
zealous servant of thirty years' service. At our second visit, 
both Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin were dead, and, curious to relate, 
she died first, and he, struck down by grief at her loss, soon 
followed. Although there were elements of great interest in 
the farm, notably the very heavy stock kept and their general 
good character and condition, matters were so completely upset, 
that neither Thomas Price or Mr. Evans, the trustee, could 
afford such information as would justify publicity, and therefore 
we were reluctantly compelled to close the page upon what at 
our first visit promised to be a valuable record. We were, 
however, thoroughly satisfied as to the valuable and honest 
services of Thomas Price, whose name and history are given at 
the end of the Report, and whose recommendation by his late 
employers we most heartily endorse. 
There is just one other point that must be noticed before 
quitting this portion of the Report. Amongst the entries was 
a farm of 185 acres at Bolus Magna, occupied by Mrs. Ann 
Jefferies. Having only been occupied for three years, and 
