Report of the Judges on the 
Statement of tlie Physical Properties of the Soils on the several 
Sewage-farms. 
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Name of Place. 
Aldershot 
Bedford 
Bedford 
Birmingham 
Birmingliam 
Croydon (Beddington) . 
Croydon (Beddington) . 
Croydon (Beddington) . 
Croydon (Beddington) , 
Croydon (Beddington) . 
Croydon (Beddington) . 
Croydon (Beddington) , 
Doncaster 
Doucaster 
Doncaster 
Guisbfougli 
Guisbrougli 
Leamington 
Leamington .. 
Leamington 
Beading 
Beading 
Beading 
Readiug 
Wrexham 
Wrexham 
Description of Soil. 
andj 
Light sandy 
Light sandy 
Loamy soil 
Light soil, containing peat 
other organic matter 
StitF land, clay soil 
Light peaty soil 
fSubsoil below last sample, yellow 1 
I marl j 
Gravelly surface soil 
Gravelly surface soil 
(■Subsoil, open gravel from below'l 
\ last sample / 
Gravelly soil (dark colour), con-j 
taining organic matter and fine> 
roots ) 
JOpen gravel subsoil from under^ 
\ last sample / 
Light sandy soil .. 
Soil from mangold field 
Stiii' soil (clay) .. .. 
Stiff soil 
Stiff soil 
Light sandy soil .. 
Stiff soil 
Heavy soil (clay) . . 
Light soil 
JSubsoil, one foot deep below lastl 
\ sample / 
Stiff soil 
fSubsoil one foot deep below lasfl 
\ sample / 
{Sandy and peaty, containing 
much organic matter (Stanstey 
Meadow) 
Sandy and peaty, containing 
much organic matter (from 
market garden) 
Percentage 
of Water 
by Weight 
Soil will 
absorb. 
In judging the large farms we had not much trouble in deter- 
mining the order of merit, but in the small farms there was 
much greater difficulty, owing to the differences of soil, climate, 
and other conflicting details. 
In Class I., for farms utilising the sewage of not more than 
20,000 people, we say that the Sewage Farm of the Corporation 
of Bedford, managed by Mr. J. H. Collett, and that of Wrexham, 
farmed by Lieut.-Colonel Alfred S. Jones, V.C., are in our judg- 
ment equal in merit, and we adjudicate the prize to them jointly. 
