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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



did invaluable work during the year. The cost for the year 

 was — 



Labour ...... 



Coal ....... 



Oil 



Miscellaneous stores, etc., and renewals 



Total 



Es. 

 1,233 



1,788 

 300 

 713 



4,034 



No allowance is made for interest or depreciation. 



The tackle worked 151 days in the year. 



Power Machinery. Two portable steam engines are 

 kept employed on various works such as pumping drainage 

 water when the river is in flood, in threshing and in silage 

 making. Chaff cutter, grinding mill and cake breaker and 

 the workshop machinery are driven by electric current from 

 the estate power house. 



Silage making and threshing are big items in the year's 

 works. An " Ohio" American shredder is used to cut up 

 the maize and the stuff is carried by elevator either into the 

 pucca silos or pits. The kutcha pits are more successful 

 than the pucca silos. There is less waste and a tight cover 

 can be put on the top with plastered earth. 



Threshing is done with a 4' 6" Marshall's machine fitted 

 with feeder and elevator. The best day's work clone was 

 427 maunds of oats. 



