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Farm Prize Competition, 1907. 
Second Prize of 2hl. to John Robinson. Third Prize of 201. to H. B. Minta. 
Reserve No. to E. G. Allen. Highly Commended, L. W. Stephenson. 
Commended, W. Banks and T. Barraud. 
Class IV. — For the best-managed Arable and Grass Farm, regularly 
hunted over by the Belvoir, Blankney, Brocklesby, Burton, or Southwold 
Hounds, over 50 acres and not exceeding 300 acres. First Prize of 25f. to 
Henry Neesham. Second Prize of 201. to R. C. Cooper. Third Prize 
of \bl. to Edward Burkitt. Fourth Prize of 15Z. to L. P. Stephenson. 
Reserve No. to C. Hensman & Son. Highly Commended, F. Fisher. 
Belvoir Hunt Special Prize. Farms over 300 acres. — First Prize to 
H. B. Minta. Second Prize to J. E. Casswell. Reserve No. and Silver 
Medal to Thomas Barraud. 
Belroir Hunt Special Prize. Farms under 300 acres.-=— First Prize to 
R. C. Cooper. Second Prize to Edwin Glassup. Reserve No. and Silver 
Medal to Fred. Fisher. 
Blankney Hunt Special Prize, for the best Farm in the Blankney 
Hunt which has not won a Prize in Classes 1 and 3, to E. G. Allen. 
Blankney Hunt, Special Prize, for the best Farm in the Blankney 
Hunt which has not won a Prize in Classes 2 and 4, to W. H. Potter. 
Class I. — First Prize Farm. 
(Farms exceeding 306 acres.) 
Occupied hy Mr. John Evens, Burton Farm, Burton-hy- 
Lincoln, 
This farm is very nicely situated in the village of Burton, 
which is about two miles north-west of Lincoln. The house is 
a picturesque old stone residence restored about twenty years 
ago and converted into a good modern farm-house. The farm 
consists of 930 acres, 620 of which are arable and 310 in grass. 
It is held on a j’early tenancy under Lord Monson, and has 
been in the family, descending from father to son, for almost 
200 years, the present holder taking it over twenty-five years 
ago. Of the 620 acres of arable land some 420 consist of “ cliflE” 
land. This soil is a dry light loam on limestone, excellent turnip 
and barley land and eminently suitable for sheep. It responds 
well to liberal treatment, and indeed requires it ; but, being 
near the stone, is apt to suffer considerably in dry seasons. The 
“ cliflE ” land lies very compactly, almost forming a square, 
which contains two lots of useful farm buildings with the 
requisite number of cottages. Here the four-course system is 
adopted : Fallows and roots, barley, seeds, wheat ; the rotation 
not including oats, which, however, are grown on the lower 
land. An occasional field of “ seeds ” is kept down for two 
years to decrease the corn area, while enabling the farm to carry 
more live stock. There are about 200 acres of low land which 
are of a varied nature, some being strong, other quite light. 
The low land consists of a poor sand with a small proportion 
of clay, and is farmed with a view to producing as much 
green food and oat straw as possible for the dairy cows in 
winter ; other crops grown being mangolds, cabbages, rape. 
