Farm  Prize  Competition,  1910. 
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Wheats  yield  very  well  on  this  land,  averaging  eleven  bags 
of  280  lb.  per  acre  for  the  whole  area  sown. 
Pasture  land  received  5 cwt.  of  superphosphate  and 
concentrated  manure  mixed  to  the  acre. 
Twelve  working  Shire  horses  are  kept,  these  including  five 
registered  Shire  mares  by  Tatton  Friar,  Codnor  Harold,  and 
Hendre  Champion.  Three  of  these  mares  were  in-foal  to  Dray 
King  and  two  to  Lyinm  Colin. 
Bred  on  the  farm  there  are  four  Shire  fillies  by  Dray  King 
and  Tatton  Friar.  Two  Dray  King  foals  were  sold  in 
December,  a filly  foal  making  175 1.  and  a colt  foal  (which  had 
met  with  an  accident)  going  for  5 0/. 
Two  nag  horses  and  one  cob  are  also  kept.  The  daily 
ration  for  horses  at  work  consists  of  : 10  lb.  of  crushed  oats,  3 lb. 
of  split  beans,  51b.  of  broad  bran,  and  141b.  of  chaffed  clover  hay. 
This  costs  about  10s.  6d.  per  head  per  week.  All  horses  have  a 
run  out  at  grass  after  the  spring  work  is  finished.  About  half 
of  the  horses  are  turned  out  to  grass  for  six  weeks’  run,  and  are 
then  brought  in  to  carry  on  the  work  of  the  farm  while  the 
others  are  turned  out  for  their  run.  The  experience  is  that  this 
benefits  the  horses  much  more  than  turning  them  all  out  and 
bringing  them  in  from  grass  at  the  same  time  to  carry  on  the 
work  of  the  farm. 
The  pigs  consisted  of  seven  pure  bred  sows,  and  thirty 
feeding  and  store  pigs. 
Three  Jersey  cows  are  kept  to  supply  the  house  and  work- 
men with  milk.  >.  v 
Team  men  receive  11.  per  week  with  cottage  and  garden  ; 
ordinary  workmen  have  18s.  per  week  with  cottage  and 
garden.  In  hay  and  corn  harvest  all  overtime  is  paid  for  at 
the  same  rate  per  day. 
The  hours  of  duty  are  from  seven  to  twelve  and  one  to  six, 
with  the  exception  of  Saturday,  when  the  men  finish  at  five 
o’clock. 
Prizes  are  awarded  on  the  amount  of  work  done,  neatness 
and  workmanship  being  taken  into  consideration  ; points  for 
care,  management,  and  grooming  of  horses,  and  for  cleanliness 
of  ail  gears  ; points  for  care  and  attention  with  all  tools, 
implements,  and  machinery,  and  for  placing  such  implements, 
&c.,  in  their  respective  places  when  finished  with  ; for 
punctuality,  civility,  and  general  attention  to  all  duties. ' The 
prizes  awarded  vary  from  11.  to  3 1. 
The  wages  account  runs  to  slightly  over  1,000/.  per  annum; 
manures,  386/.;  purchased  foods,  420/.;  seeds  account,  500/. 
The  only  piece-work  here  is  potato  lifting,  which  is  paid  for 
at  the  rate  of  l\d.  per  score  yards  up  the  drill. 
The  tenant  is  responsible  for  the  upkeep  of  all  windows 
