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Farm  Prize  Competition,  1909. 
to  grass  for  ten  years  was  considered  as  permanent  pasture. 
Competitors  were  required  to  enter  for  competition  all  the 
land  in  their  occupation,  and  to  have  occupied  it  for  not  less 
than  two  years.  Due  notice  was  taken  of  any  cases  in  which 
the  competitor  acted  as  agent  for  his  landlord,  thus  having  a 
controlling  influence  over  important  factors  of  farm  equipment. 
The  Judges  were  instructed  to  withhold  the  prizes  in 
the  absence  of  sufficient  merit,  and  were  requested  especially 
to  consider  : (1)  General  management,  with  a view  to  profit ; (2) 
productiveness  of  crops  ; (3)  quality  and  suitability  of  live 
stock,  especially  that  bred  upon  the  farm  ; (4)  management  of 
grass  land  ; (5)  state  of  gates,  fences,  roads,  general  neatness, 
and  state  of  cottage  or  cottages,  so  far  as  tenant  is  liable  ; (6) 
mode  of  book-keeping  followed,  if  any  ; (7)  management 
of  the  dairy  and  dairy  produce,  if  dairying  pursued  ; (8) 
management  of  , orchards,  fruit  plantations,  and  hop-yards  ; 
(9)  duration  of  the  tenancy. 
The  cost  of  judging  the  farms  was  borne  by  the  Royal 
Agricultural  Society,  who  appointed  the  following  Judges  : — 
For  Classes  I.  (21  entries),  II.  (5  entries).  III.  (13  entries),  IV. 
(8  entries),  all  in  the  Gloucestershire  and  Wiltshire  area,  Mr. 
Joshua  Ball,  Southworth  Hall,  Warrington,  and  Mr.  T.  S. 
Minton,  Montford,  Shrewsbury.  For  Classes  V.  (15  entries), 
VI.  (10  entries),  VII.  (3  entries),  all  in  the  Herefordshire  and 
Worcestershire  area,  Mr.  H.  A.  Peto,  Park  Farm  Office, 
Wobuin,  and  Mr.  Warwick  Stunt,  The  Shrubbery,  Frinds- 
bury  Hill,  Rochester.  There  were  no  entries  for  Class  VIII. 
The  writer  was  appointed  to  act  as  Secretary. 
The  first  visit  of  inspection  in  all  classes  was  made  during 
the  month  of  February,  with  the  result  that  the  Judges  decided 
to  re-visit  the  followingcompetitors  only: — In  Class  1 (Gloucester- 
shire and  Wiltshire) — Mr.  Harry  Butler,  Badminton,  R.S.O.  ; 
Mr.  James  T.  Hobbs,  Maisey  Hampton,  Fairford  ; Mr.  Alex- 
ander lies.  Park  Farm,  Fairford ; Mr.  G.  H.  Jones,  Little 
Badminton,  Chippenham  ; Mr.  John  Parsons,  Barford  Farm, 
Downton,  Salisbury  ; Mr.  G.  Caines  Waters,  Burcombe  Manor, 
near  Salisbury.  In  Class  2 (Gloucestershire  and  Wiltshire) — 
Mr.  James  Gardner,  Chesterton  Farm,  near  Cii’encester  ; Mr. 
Henry  Matthews,  Down  Farm,  Winterbourne,  Bristol ; Mr. 
William  Matthews,  Wick-Wick  Farm,  Winterbourne,  Bristol. 
In  Class  3 (Gloucestershire  and  Wiltshire) — Mr.  Henry 
Bridgman,  Cleve  Hill  Farm,  Downend,  Bristol ; Mr.  Charles 
Cornock,  Hilleslej”,  Wotton-under-Edge  ; Mr.  B.  Dudfield, 
Frampton,  Toddington,  Winchcombe ; Mr.  R.  M.  Rowles, 
Sho well  Farm,  Lacock,  Chippenham;  Mr.  John  G.  Rymer, 
Apperley,  Tewkesbury.  In  Class  4 (Gloucestershire  and 
Wiltshire) — Mr.  W.  P.  Hill,  Moorend  Estate  Farm,  Slimbridge, 
