Derby Prize-Farm Competition, 1881. 511 
Decemher. 
25 Cows in milk. 
8 „ dry. 
10 „ Ibcding. 
11 Steers, 2 years old. 
10 Heifers ,, 
20 Yearliogs. 
11 Calves. 
1 Bull. 
96 
27 Cows in milk. 
9 In-calf heifers. 
10 Pleifers under 2 years. 
10 Feeding steers, 2 years old. 
10 Bullocks under 2 „ 
10 Cows in calf. 
24 Calves. 
2 Bulls. 
102 
An excellent well-bred bull is now used, and Mr. Finney 
purchased at Pendeford sale, to follow him, " Dizzy," the nicest 
calf off the best milker when the late Mr. Masfen's herd was 
distributed. All the calves are reared, the heifers come into 
the dairy, and the steers make a good sum when fat, at 
3 years old. 
Mr. Finney has been sending his milk to London seven or 
eight years. The price obtained is — 
From April 1 to Oct. 1, Is. 5d. per barn gallon (17 pints). 
„ Oct. 1 „ Jan. 1, Is. dd. ,, „ „ 
„ Jan. 1 ,, April 1, Is. lOd. „ ,, ,, 
A little more is supplied in summer than in winter. The 
sender delivers twice daily at Castle Donington station, and pays 
2d. per " barn " for carriage. In winter the dairy-cows were fed 
on long hay and barley-straw-chafF, and each cow daily received 
half a bushel of grains, half a bushel roots, and 3 lbs. rice meal. 
Sheep. — There were 256 sheep on the farm in December. 
The 116 hoggs were within hurdles on the turnip-ground, and 
were having as many cut swedes as they could eat, with hay, 
straw-chaff, and half a pound per head per day of linseed-cake 
and maize-meal. Half this crop of swedes had been removed 
for the cattle ; the sheep were eating the remaining half, which 
had been well pitted. The nice flock of 137 Improved Leicester 
ewes were running on grass-land. A good crop of strong lambs 
were with these, on seeds, in July, and part of the hoggs were 
sold. Those left were very good meat. In July the numbers 
were: 120 ewes, 86 fat wethers, 10 fat sheep, 30 theaves, 
160 lambs, and 3 rams. 
Piffs. — Here, as on most farms where milk is sold, pigs are 
not numerous. In December there was 1 good white sow, 
with 8 little ones, which were sold for stores at 8 weeks old. 
In May she had 8 other little ones, 10 of the same litter having 
died! 
Horses. — Eight working horses and two brood mares are kept ; 
all are of a very useful type. Two foals are generally reared. 
