2G6 Report on the Farm-Prize Competition, 1870. 
but his heavy crops of corn and extremely clean cultivation are 
deserving of the highest praise. 
Mr. N. Stilgoes Farm. — Mr. Nathaniel Stilgoe's Farm is 
situated at Adderbury, and contains 507 acres, of which 271 are 
arable, and 236 pasture. The soil of the former is a good mixed 
red loam, and the latter chiefly strong clay on the slopes, with 
deep alluvial soil in the meadows, which form the northern 
boundary of the farm. 
It is farmed on a six-course rotation as under : — 
1st. Roots. 
2nd. Barley and oats. 
3rd. Seeds. 
4th. Wheat. 
5th. Beans. 
Gth. Barley. 
Four acres of mangold wurzel are sown on 27 inch ridges, 
about the middle of April, and have 12 loads of farmyard 
manure, and 3 cwt. of superphosphate of lime per acre ; 40 acres 
of swedes and turnips are drilled on the flat, 21 inches apart ; 
the swedes are manured with 10 loads of farmyard manure, and 
3 cwt. of superphosphate of lime ; and the turnips with 5 cwt. of 
superphosphate alone. The sowing of swedes is commenced in the 
middle of May, and the turnips in the middle of June. These 
are all horse-hoed as often as necessary ; and hoed, picked, and 
finished for about 7s. per acre. The mangolds are taken up and 
stored in the usual way ; half the swedes are taken off for cattle, 
and the remainder fed on the land by sheep eating cake. 
Barley is sown after swedes and turnips, but wheat sometimes 
succeeds the mangold wurzel. Chevalier barley only is grown, 
and the heavy seeding of 37} bushels per acre is sown. The first 
sowing takes place very early, viz. : in the second week in 
February, and all the turnip land is sown in succession as soon 
as it is ready. The barley is cut by a reaper, is left on the 
swath and is carried loose. 
Seeds are sown in the barley with a hand seedbarrow in the 
usual manner, at the rate of 12 lbs. of mixed seed per acre. 
Part of the seeds are mown and part grazed with sheep. No 
manure of any sort is applied, and wheat is sown upon them 
rather late in the autumn. 
Wheat follows seeds ; the land is ploughed in October, and 
pressed with a Cambridge roll. Sowing commences about the 
last week in October, three bushels of seed are drilled per acre. 
Burrell's red, and certain white varieties are the kinds most 
usually sown. 
In early spring the wheat is all hand-hocd, and later on 
