The Farm Prize Competition of 1892. 
579 
Class II. — Reserved Farm. 
Occupied hj Mr. John R. Reeve , LilUngton, near Leamington. 
This farm is composed of 115 acres of arable and 73 
acres of grass land, and is held on a yearly tenancy from Major- 
General Waller. Two-thirds of it is heavy clay loam, and the 
remainder sandy and marl loam. In driving to it we passed an 
oak, said to be in the centre of England. This farm almost 
adjoins Leamington, which makes it very favourably situated 
for the selling of milk and dairy produce, of which Mr. Reeve is 
not slow to take adv'antage. The house adjoins the main road 
from Leamington to Offchurch. The buildings are of brick 
and tile, and suitable for the occupation. 
A dairy of twenty-three Shorthorn Cows is kept, their 
produce being disposed of in Leamington at a remunerative 
rate. They are a very useful lot, and care is taken to weed out 
all bad milkers and replace them with younger cows. About 
ten more head of cattle were seen on the farm. 
About 120 Sheep are kept. Fifty of these are breeding ewes 
of the Shropshire type, and a great many lambs ai’e sold out fat. 
Several are bought in and sold out again fat as quickly as 
possible. 
One held of Wheat., which had been top dressed at the rate 
of 8 cwt. of soot to the acre, had lost plant and was a very thin 
crop, but was healthy in colour and fairly free from weeds. 
The top part of this field, Mr. Reeve told us, had been offei-ed 
for allotments, but refused on the gi'ound that it was not good 
enough. Another field seemed like making a nice crop. 
The Oats and Barleij were looking very well, but in some 
places had suffered from drought and did not promise a heavy 
crop, with the exception of one field, which bid fair to be all 
that could be wished. 
A piece of clean cow-grass was left for cutting, and had the 
appearance of turning out a good crop. Mangel were hoed 
out and looking very healthy. The turnips had not been sown 
at the time of our visit. Some of the grass land is of very poor 
quality, but nearer the house there is a field or two of useful 
grass. 
Mr. Reeve does some little dealing, and, therefore, the 
number of stock on the farm, with the exception of ewes, is 
very variable. 
