588 
The Farm-Prize Competition, 1884. 
In comparing the above, which are certainly remarkable 
figures, with the cheese records of the First Prize Dairy Farm, 
it must be borne in mind that Mr. Miles's cows are renewed, to 
some extent, as a certain number of newly calved or calving 
cows are bought each autumn. 
The horses — 10 in number — comprise 3 mares and 1 horse 
for working the land, 1 nag for the milk-cart, 1 nag for sale, 
1 nag-mare 5 years old, in foal to " Pero Gomez," — a deep, 
roomy mare, which was purchased as a yearling for 11/., and 
has proved a regular and valuable breeder; 1 boy's pony, 
rising 4, a cart filly foal, and 1 nag foal, a yearling nearly 
thoroughbred, out of the mare. Altogether a numerous lot, 
but not altogether unremunerative. The pig-stock comprises 
4 Ingilt sows, 3 Tamworths, and 1 White breed and 2 feeding- 
sows. 
Nothing is neglected at Tatenhill. The garden is neat and 
well kept, and every available spot, both in the fence and 
garden, is made to grow a fruit-tree. 
At our second visit we were anxious to see what cultivation 
was adopted for roots, and how far a somewhat favourable 
spring had been utilised to clean the stubbles, some of which 
were rather wild. No. 6 field was planted with mangolds and 
potatoes after barley. The operations comprised one deep 
ploughing in autumn, turning back the furrows in spring, 
scuffling and working clean, ridging and manuring with Burton 
night-soil, 1 ton of Webbs' manure, and 5 cwt. salt. No. 11, 
the peat-field, which had only been recently drained, and was 
very dirty, had been well worked for swedes, and was in the 
way of being thoroughly cleaned. The farther side, which 
was drained in the winter, was planted with cabbages, which 
promised a good quantity of winter food. Three acres of swede 
turnips were the most successful crop in the neighbourhood, 
where the combined influence of drought and fly had proved most 
destructive, and these had been saved by an amount of atten- 
tion indicative of a man accustomed to overcome difficulties. 
When it became evident that the enemy was not only at the 
gate, but had breached the walls, a boy was employed day after 
day drawing elder-boughs dipped in paraffin oil and water, up 
and down the ridges, fresh liquid being applied for each ridge. 
In this way the enemy was routed, and the result was a capital 
plant, which was ready for singling early in July ; the rest of 
the field was sown with Yellow Tankard turnips, and the head- 
lands would be planted with cabbages. Notwithstanding the dry 
weather, the pastures yielded abundance of grass, attributed by 
Mr. Miles to the fact that he does not turn out early and poach 
