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Typical Farms in East Anglia. 
The crops generally looked well, but one could easily see that drought in 
summer would tell very hardly on such land. The stock consisted of— 
12 cart horses. 
5 cart mares with foals. 
1 Hackney mare and foal. 
5 cows and .5 calves. 
11 bullocks fattening. 
278 ewes. 
432 lambs. 
60 shearling ewes. 
50 fattening sheep. 
7 pigs. 
140 hens and chickens. 
There is an idea of increasing the cows and adopting milk-selling, 
but at present only home wants are considered in the matter of milk and 
butter. 
Eleven bullocks were being fatted in the yards. These had been bought 
in forward condition, and as a weighbridge has been erected on the premises 
everything bought and sold is carefully weighed. The average cost of the 
lot was 29s. 4 d. per cwt. on the farm. The weighing machine is very 
cleverly arranged, while cattle and sheep weighing is the most important 
work to which it is devoted, and strong substantial pens are so fitted as to 
make this work easy ; carts can be backed on and weighed in a simple and 
easy manner. Mr. Sherwood, like all others, encountered strong opposition 
in his determined resolution to buy and sell by weight, and he is to be con- 
gratulated on his practical system of work in this direction. 
The sheep are looked upon as the rent payers and great attention is 
devoted to them. A pure-bred flock of Sutfolks are kept, and as an evidence 
of their quality it may be stated that Mr. Sherwood has gained three silver 
cups for his flock ; one for a flock of 400, one for 250 to 400, and one for 
100 to 250. The cup for the 250 to 400 flock was won two years in succes- 
sion in 1892 and 1893. 
No one can see the flock without being impressed by the evenness of 
the sheep, while the number of lambs is evidence of the careful management 
of the ewes. 
20. The Farms of Me. Alfeed J. Smith, Rendlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk. 
As tenant under Lord Rendlesham and the Marquis of Bristol, Mr. Smith 
occupies the wide extent of 1,778 acres. 
Of this some 600 acres are returned as heath and waste of little agri- 
cultural value. Of these lands nothing more need be said, in this short 
report, than that they are useful at certain seasons of the year and aie con- 
venient as an outrun for sheep. 
Volumes might be written describing the eleven hundred and seventy 
odd acres, the balance of Mr. Smith’s holding. On every hand one sees 
evidence of much natural ability and practical common sense being brought 
to bear on the management of the farm, where the most minute details receive 
careful attention. 
The subsoil is given as London clay. The soil varies from a rather stiff 
loam to gravel and poor sand. The altitude is put at about 77 feet, and the 
rainfall at about 25 inches. 
Rendlesham farm has been in Mr. Smith’s occupation 28 years, and 
Eyke farm 20 years, under yearly tenancies. 
656Z. 9s. is paid as rent and tithes for Eyke farm, but as this holding 
includes a public-house and 11 cottages, it is difficult to arrive at the actual 
agricultural rent. I, however, put the whole in the following table, and 
allowance must be made for the above sub-tenancies as well as for 9i acres 
of land also sublet, and one must remember that something over 600 acres 
of the total extent of land given aie almost worthless: — 
