The Largest English Farm
+ — — The largest farm in England is said to be Withcall Farm, near Lough, Lincolnshire. It consists of the whole of the parish of Withcall, and 70 acres in Weltoa-le-Wold, and contains —arable, 2066 acres ; pasture, 430 acres ; plantations, about 60 acies ; total, 2,556. There are 36 cottages with gardens on the farm, all occupied by the farm labourers, and all BUpplied with water from the works on the estate. Fifty five men are constantly employed on the farm, and about 20 boys. There are, also, two blacksmiths and a carpenter, who are provided with excellent workshops and every convenience for their work. There are six sets of farm buildings, with steam machinery at three. The live stock consists of about 3,000 sheep, 320 beast, 82 horses, and 200 pigs, and to feed these about 300 tons of oil and cotton cake are consumed yearly. The soil is loam and chalk, with a chalk sub-soil ; and the chief croDs are wheat, barley, oats, and turnips. There is a railway running through the parish, with a station situated nearly in the centre of the farm. The tenant is Mr Joseph William Wari, and the owners Mr gwann and Mr Cockburn^
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Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 131, 25 April 1893, Page 4
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202The Largest English Farm Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 131, 25 April 1893, Page 4
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