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Peas . — The land on which we found this crop was, on our 
first visit, planted with winter beans well up, but they were so 
damaged by the sharp frosts that they had to be ploughed up 
and a crop of maple peas substituted. These were now looking 
very well, and were fairly free from annual weeds, but in some 
places in the field an old legacy of twitch cropped up. 
Seeds . — One field of seeds was being fed off by the ewes. 
This was a very poor plant, showing nothing but rye-grass and 
a great many weeds. This had been intended for a three or four 
years’ ley, but, being such a bad plant, will not be left. Another 
field, which was planted with the following mixture, is a very 
fine crop and looks like cutting 2 to tons per acre : — 
9 lb. red clover. | 6 lb. white clover. | 3 lb. trefoil. 
A field of vetches, which was being fed off by sheep, was 
ploughed up close to the fold to be planted with turnips. Three 
acres of cole had been drilled at one end of this field on April 20, 
and was now hoed out and singled, leaving a first rate plant 
and very clean. The mangel were a fine plant, hoed out and 
singled, and very free from weeds, being one of the forwardest 
and best crops we had seen. They were the only crop not 
affected with the mangel maggot. Twelve tons of muck and 
2 cwt. of mangel manure per acre had been used. About 
9 acres of swedes were just up, but had been attacked with 
fly, and it is a question whether they will be a full plant. These 
had just been horse-hoed and were very free from weeds. 
Grass Land.— Some of the grass land lying by the side of the 
Stour is very liable to flood ; in fact, one meadow, called the 
Island, is almost dangerous to put stock on, as the water i-ises 
so quickly. For this reason that and another meadow, making 
about 32 acres, are generally left for mowing. The rest of the 
grass is of first rate quality, and will fatten a bullock, and is 
equally “ kind ” for sheep. 
In conclusion we would say how much we were impressed 
with the management of this farm, and we feel confident that, 
had Mr. James been in occupation for a longer period, he would 
have run some of the winning farms very closely. 
Class I. — Highly Commended Farms. 
The remaining farms in Class I., occupied by Mr. E. A. Cubber- 
ley, of Moor Hall, Alcester, and Mr. W. Holmes Grimes, Jun., of 
Long Itchington, near Rugby, were highly commended by the 
Judges. 
Though lying at opposite ends of the county, and farmed 
