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quantity. - The following is taken from the over-man's Cultivation of 

 day-book, and I believe the greatest attention was paid ^^a^^ and 

 to have the expense correct. 



£. s. d. £, , s, d, 

 49| bushels of seed, at 5s. 4d.. .13 3 11 

 40 acres ploughing and harrowing, 



at 12s 21 



8 days work with drill, at 7s. 6d» 3 

 4 carts two days leading weeds, 



at 5s 2 



24 women cutting weeds, at 9d. . . 18 



— 43. 1 11 



141 days ploughing and harrow- 

 ing, at 5s 35 5 



435 days work of women weeding, 



at 9d 16 6 3 



45 days work of men, at 2s 4 10 o 



m 1 3 



168 days work of women cutting, . 



at Is. 3d 10 10 



SO men's days work, at 2s 3 



6Q women's days work, binding, 



at Is. 3d 4 2 6 



22 men's ditto, making bands, &c. 



atSs 2 4 



19 16 



27 men and horses leading the 



beans off the ground, at 5s 6 15 



18 women's days w^ork, at 9d. ... 1 2 6 

 Stacking and leading the beans.. 7 15 



15 2 6 



<:^134 12 2 



Further expenses after the crop of * 



beans was cut. v 



Twice ploughing and harrowing 



40 acres, at 12s .48 



Ditto 6 acres a third time, at 12s. 3 12 

 2 carts 6 days, leading off weeds 



and stones, at 5s 3 



48 women picking, at 9d. ..... . 1 16 



10 men ditto, at 2s 10 



. M 57 8 a 



