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enterprise  in  reclaiming  such  land  to  such  good  purpose  ; they 
are  further  to  be  congratulated  upon  having  such  a thoroughly 
good  tenant  as  Mr.  Carter,  who,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Judges, 
makes  the  most  of  the  opportunities  presented,  while  at  the 
same  time  carefully  safeguarding  the  interests  of  his  landlords. 
Second  Prize  Farm  in  Class  II. 
Occupied  by  Mr.  S.  T.  Rosbotham,  of  Stanley  Farm , Bicker- 
staff e,  Ormskirk. 
This  farm  consists  of  143  acres  of  arable  land  held  on  a 
yearly  tenancy  under  the  Earl  of  Derby,  and  is  worked  on 
the  following  system  : — 
Potatoes 
I 
Wheat 
I 
Oats 
I - 
Seeds. 
The  seeds  are  down  for  one  year  only. 
The  seeds  mixture  consists  of  : — 
4J  lb.  Red  Clover 
2£  „ Cow  Grass  Clover 
2%  „ Alsike  Clover 
1 „ Rib  Grass 
1 „ Timothy 
1 „ Cocksfoot 
1 bushel  Italian  Rye  Grass 
i ,,  Perennial  Rye  Grass 
The  acres  under  the  various  crops  were : Potatoes,  40 ; 
wheat,  42  ; oats,  34  ; seeds,  18,  and  pasture,  10. 
The  potato  crop  is  manured  with  20  tons  per  acre  of  farm- 
yard manure,  along  with  3 cwt.  of  sulphate  of  ammonia,  3 cwt. 
of  potash,  and  3 cwt.  of  superphosphate.  Of  the  41  acres 
grown,  36  consisted  of  the  “ Up-to-Date  ” variety  and  5 of 
“ Presidents.”  Mr.  Rosbotham  makes  a great  feature  of  his 
potato  crop,  and  purchases  new  seed  from  Scotland  each  year. 
There  were  42  acres  of  wheat,  33  of  which  were  after  green 
crop  and  9 after  oats,  the  latter  being  a second  white  crop. 
The  wheat  and  oat  stubble  was  dressed  with  sawdust  manure  at 
the  rate  of  15  tons  per  acre  before  ploughing.  This  manure  is 
purchased  at  5s.  per  ton.  Mr.  Rosbotham  much  prefers  the 
sawdust  manure  for  dressing  corn,  and  shippon  manure,  mixed 
with  horse  manure,  for  the  potato  crop.  No  mangolds  or 
turnips  are  grown,  the  waste  potatoes  supplying  the  necessary 
roots  for  the  small  head  of  stock  which  is  kept  at  this  farm. 
