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interesting and instructive character. The experience gained 
in Lincolnshire will long be remembered by those whose 
pleasure it was to meet the competitors this year. 
It is worthy of note that the best farms seen were not 
bound down to any prescribed form of rotation, but simply 
farmed in whatsoever manner appeared to the tenant to be 
most desirable, and these were characterised by good healthy 
crops and perfectly clean cultivation. Neither “condition” 
nor “ fertility ” is likely to suffer with a good tenant under an 
open agreement. No man realises better than the tenant 
himself that land in a high condition will not only give him 
good crops in a good season, but will also be better able to 
resist a bad one, whereas land impoverished by o\er-cropping 
or through lack of proper treatment is incapable of doing 
either the one or the other. 
Clean your land before it’s dirty, 
Feed your land before it’s hungry, 
Rest your land before it’s weary. 
The Judges consider that a comparatively small entry fee 
would have prevented many useless entries, and thus have 
materially reduced the cost of adjudication. The weather, 
though variable and at times stormy, never seriously interfered 
with the work of judging. The motor cars supplied ran well 
and without accident, notwithstanding the fact that considerably 
over 1,000 miles were traversed by each set of Judges. Tyre 
trouble only was experienced, and that merely twice, causing 
no appreciable delay. How long, one wonders, would it have 
taken the two sets of Judges to inspect 105 farms under the 
old conditions, when the local railway and the farm trap 
were the only means of transport. The Judges were much 
impressed by the hearty cordiality with which they were 
everywhere received, and desire to express their sincere thanks 
to the Competitors for the courtesy and hospitality so kindly 
extended to them. They especially desire to convey to Mr. 
Cyril Greenall an expression of their gratitude for the excellent 
arrangements he so kindly made for their comfort and con- 
venience throughout the tours of inspection. 
Woburn Experimental Farm, 
Asplej^ Guise. 
William H. Hogg. 
We subscribe to the foregoing — 
Tbasdale H. Hutchinson, 
Arthur Stretton, 
R. B. Burrows, 
Robert Fisher. 
