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TIUNIDAD AND TOBAGO BULLETIN. [XIX. 1. 



The horse-line was passed a second time on June 27-28 at a total 

 additional cost of 41 cents per acre. 



The cost and number of labourers required per acre to -work these 

 6'30 acres bv hand is as follows : — 



From the above it will be seen that not withsfcandin;;; the adilitional 

 operations of moulding the canes and sub-soiling the drills ifc wouL.l take 

 2-59 labourers less and cost $1.45 less per acre to work with implements, 

 to which must also be added 2-36 labourers and 71 cents per acre saved 

 on the subsequent weeding as preAdously pointed out. 



Breaking L.^nd, Filling old DR-iiNS and Levelling to Eeform Beds. 



Part of Field 3 Valsayn, '2-73 acres, from which the canes were cut 

 was worked in April as shown below. The small drains were not more 

 than 2 feet deep and the surface of the beds fairly flat, so that no 

 supplementary hand labour was required. 



Breaking Land and Reforming Beds — Field 3 Yals.\.yn— 2*73 acres. 



