, 1875-10-19
Tho Royal Farms at Windsor.

Ilcro arc three separate taru.s wtthin tho pre-
cfncts OF Windsor Foront-tho Norfolk. ths
Flemish. and tho Prince Conhors's Bhaw Farm.
Most OF the atock which hayo beou winniuR
at tho first and second. Upon both Of them
largo amount Of capital has been oxpanded and
tho 1noney has doubtlsgs bcon laid out to a good
purpose, for these farnla must, to Judge noroy
fayorito farm 10 that nearest tho Castle, aud
cnltod. a. already mentioned, the Prince Con-
6ortB Shaw FDrtn, consisting Of about 1,100
scres, Of which morn than nine-tenths aro III
Of tho niccst holdings In tho Kingdom, aud
ts. indeed, sperfees as pecimon Of grazing
farm as any one could wish to Kee. The e,t-
franco to the homesIoads Ia from the road fead-
where that road CROSSES tho Long Walk. Large
sAafts arc now boing sunk all along this road IL
connection with tho aeHcraEe operations which
aro going on Tor it is intepded to carry al tho
ish Of Old Windsor, about ~ milo Ills
tant. Tho homestead itseif Ia very good
one; the baiIlif's house and very pretty cot
tsRS DOW occupied by two Of tho Quoon'a gar
donors are really model residences. Tho farn-
buildings themselves havc also boon otrctod With
every regard to tho purposes for which they arc
used, but It IL pity that, IN order to save an
peafanees4 tho cattle sheds havo such low foofs.
II they had becn from 10 Inches to feet higher
than thoy are they would have boen much more
healthy, and even rnsed to tk.ia height the roofs
Of tho buildings would not be eesn from tho
Castle grounds. The covered pens for larbor-
Ing sheep during tho wlnter are open To tho
Same objection, but In other rshpecta they arc
perfoct. Thore il very little stock III tho build
lngs at tue preAont time and tho foot and mouth
dlseasa has heen 80 prevalent On the pzinea Con.
sorts SHAW Farm this summer thst nothing laa
beon shown from tl.ore. ehort walk through
tho i'natufsa at tho back OF Frogmore House
taken one from Tue farm buildings to tho noyal
da,Ey, WHICH Ia Of itself worth visit whom per-
snss!an cat. be Ind. Thss dairy in pertect gem,
aud far aurpasses anything which Marie Antoi-
to'toa and moanc Of tho walls, which aro studded
with medalona OF tho Queen, the Prince Con-
sort, and their children, tho double roof and
sassesold ~indoTs,-tho inner window bstug Of
and tho curious ialaid floor, represent large
sim Of money. All tho butter msdo thero ,a
sont to the Isle Of Wight daily. and to Scotland
three titnesa week. mhen the Court is At o.
borno Of lhlMoral, and f1utt aud vegetables arc
ALWAYS dispatched at tho same timo. Tho ooHB
WHICH n,pply this dairy, ,staul In \ long rAnRo Of
stall1 cl0so W, std aeyxfal Of thcm also lavo
beon afflicted. with the foot ard paAtf diseaae.
auaoaH them bong two hnisB bulls presented to
tho uooen, a buffalo and King KoIree." The
last named IN at AHhantee bull, scarcely 10 largo
~ goat. brought back from Coomassio, ard ho
thu Icultry'louae. which conthna Aomc very
good gold aud sllyet pho4sADtA, Soma Anualuaian
towls, aud = few Of the old-tashtaued "sootcl
greya." In TIE ceut'o of th,s pously-AouBe, OF
aviary. la little cottage tn which ihe Queen
used to como for hor d O'Clock tea, but hinca
Fsognaore has bcon empty she has no further
t,Ho for it. ln reference 10 Tue Iahore1s em.
rloyod oh the fst.ns 1t may sataly bc said that
tloy AFo very we'll cared for. When there Nero
soms signs Of dlscontont AMONG tho nen e1n-
plDyed on tue Oatorlls estate calc.tiations wurc
tDaue a. to tho arnuunt received by tie Windsor
men in money or III kind. Though tho mouey
pay'nonts arc only II HhilltngA wouh for or
dlnsry iabotoEs, il oat,nated that whnt with
house rent. fuel. milk. and other advantages,
their Wages are equivalent 10 iitto leHs than
FL y week, Nor III this all. Tor the buillH hAs
= sort OF savings bank fluid for The mon who
learn to read and write. xnd some Of them have
dasse 70 vol! .at thsJ have III much !. E20
standing to their credit.