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in  order  of  merit.  Mr.  Bray’s  farm  was  an  excellent  second, 
and  that  of  Mr.  Paget  Norbury  an  equally  creditable  third. 
All  were  good,  each  presenting  marked  characteristics. 
The  Norrest,  near  Malvern,  is  occupied  by  Mr.  F.  Paget 
Norbury,  and  comprises  33  acres  arable  land,  122  grass  (in- 
cluding 18  acres  of  fruit  trees),  and  43  acres  of  hops  and  fruit. 
The  idea  here  has  been  to  convert  a farm  out  of  condition  into 
a fertile  and  profitable  hop  and  fruit  plantation.  Whenever 
a field  is  clean  and  in  good  heart  it  is  planted  either  with  fruit 
or  hops.  There  are  now  18  acres  of  hops,  7 of  black  currants, 
6 of  loganberries,  6 of  bush  apple  trees,  5 of  strawberries,  5 of 
cordon  apples,  and  about  350  standard  apple  and  cherry  trees 
planted  on  grass.  The  cordons  are  planted  amongst  hops  which 
will  be  grubbed  up  next  year,  and  this  winter  5 acres  of  hops 
will  be  planted  elsewhere  to  take  the  place  of  those  grubbed. 
Also  3,000  black  currants  and  2 acres  of  strawberries  will  be 
laid  down. 
So  far  Mr.  Norbury  is  quite  satisfied  with  the  result  of 
his  experiment.  He  considers  the  chief  essentials  to  good 
farming  to  be  clean  land,  deep  cultivation,  and  the  use  of 
artificial  manures  judiciously  selected  and  applied  in  conjunc- 
tion with  light  dressings  of  farmyard  manure.  Whenever 
stable  manure  can  be  purchased  at  4s.  per  ton  and  two  journeys 
per  diem  can  be  made,  it  is  considered  profitable  to  buy  it. 
No  expense  is  spared  with  regard  to  spraying,  manuring, 
and  cultivations.  Whatever  is  required  is  given  at  once. 
Everything  is  well  done. 
The  Tables  on  page  309,  which  Mr.  R.  H.  Rew,  of  the 
Board  of  Agriculture  and  Fisheries,  has  courteously  supplied, 
will  doubtless  be  of  interest. 
The  Judges  and  the  writer  desire  to  express  their  sincere 
thanks  to  the  competitors  for  the  courtesy  and  hospitality  so 
kindly  extended  to  them,  and  for  information  readily  given 
when  preparing  this  Report. 
Wm.  H.  Hogg. 
Woburn  Experimental  Farm, 
Aspley  Guise,  K.S.O. 
We  subscribe  to  the  foregoing  Report— 
Joshua  Ball, 
T.  S.  Minton, 
Herbert  A.  Peto, 
Warwick  Stunt. 
