Sticcess of the Competition. 
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The fact that the majority of the farms entered in Classes 
1 and 2 were eligible for — and competed in — Classes 3 and 4 
respectively, caused considerable duplication of entry ; so that 
the actual number of farms to be visited by the Judges in 
Classes 1 and 3 was 45, ahd 64 in Classes 3 and 4, these figures 
being eventually reduced by withdrawals to 44 and 61. 
Never had there been such an entry for the “ Royal ” Farm 
Prize Competitions, and it exceeded even the most sanguine 
expectations. No doubt the fact that no entry fee was 
charged had much to do with this, but equally there is no doubt 
as to the general interest aroused and the keenness of the 
competitors. 
Mr. Teasdale Hutchinson, whose experience of Farm Com- 
petitions is considerable, writes : — 
“ I suppose that no Farm Prize Competition has ever 
proved a greater success than the ‘ Royal ’ Farm Prize Com- 
petition of 1907. The prizes offered were liberal, and the 
Lincolnshire farmers entered thoroughly into the spirit of the 
thing, consequently the entries were large, the interest great, 
and the competition keen. Undoubtedly the county farming 
has benefited by the Competition, many neglected buildings 
have been put in order, gates either renewed or repaired, fences 
put straight, ditches cleaned out, and quantities of paint applied 
to houses and buildings that would not otherwise have been 
used. The land has been better cleaned, better tilled, and 
many improvements made. Certainly the giving of Farm 
Prizes is expensive owing to the great cost of going from farm 
to farm to judge them, but I doubt if there is any other prize 
given that does more for the improvement of agriculture.” 
The Judges arrived at Grantham on Monday evening, 
March 4, 1907. and were met by Sir John Thorold, Bart, 
(a Trustee of the Society), and Sir Gilbert Greenall (Honorary 
Director). Mr. Cyril Greenall — who had up to this time 
undertaken the task of arranging the itineraries, the motor-car 
services, and the hotel arrangements — and Mr. W. H. Hogg, 
of the Woburn Experimental Farm, who had been appointed 
Secretary to the Competition, were also present. The general 
scheme of the Competition having been fully explained, and 
final counsel given, the Judges were left to their arduous duty 
of inspecting the many farms entered in the various classes. 
Work commenced the next morning and continued day by 
day until Saturday, March 23, by which time all the farms 
had been visited. This was accomplished only by means of 
hard and long days’ work, the excellence of the motor-car 
service, and the kindly consideration of the competitors 
themselves, who placed every facility at the disposal of the 
Judges. The general plan adopted was to inspect first the 
