X^oe. of the Cminfy of Northumhirlanit. iff^ 



much as oxen, as the difference is not yet fufficiently afcertain- 

 ed. 



*« That the oxen are yoked at three years old, and are worked 

 till fix ; and for the firft year require eight to do the work of two 

 horfes ; but, after halving been worked a year, and become tradl- 

 able and ftronger, fix are equal to two horfes, either by being 

 yoked three at a time, or two, and driven by the holder with- 

 cords ; of courfe, the expence of a driver may be eflimated to be 

 faved for one half the year. 



*' That the expences of a ploughman, the plough, and other 

 articles that are the fame in both teams, need not be taken into 

 the account. 



" And that oxen, to work regularly through the year, cannot 

 Work more than half a day at a time, 



Expence of an ox per ann. 



Summeringj — Grafs 2 acres, at 20s. per acre - 200 



Wintering, — on ftraw and turnips 200 

 but if on hay - 400 



The average is * - - - ;? o o 



Carry over £. 5 



Three working horfes, about 15^ hands high, eat in 14 days 96 ftones of 

 hay, which is for each horfe, at the rate of j6 ftones a-week, with an allow- 

 ance of oats, 12 gallons per week. 



Mr Thomfon's (of Chillingham Barm) 18 horfes in la days eat 430 ftones 

 of hay : which is 14 ftones per week each horfe : allowance of oats, 16 gal- 

 ions per week. 



Mr Aitkiiifun's of Yevering, cat, per week, 13 ftones of hay, a bufhels o( 

 potatoe?, and 16 gallons of oats. 



Mr Jobfon's of Newtoun, five years old working oxen, with a full allow- 

 ance of hay, had, each ox, 6 quarts of oats per day. 



In 15 days, 4 oxen eat 164 ftones 71b. of hay, which is after the rate, for 

 each ox, of hay ip-J tioiies per week, 

 of oats IOt^ gallons ditto. 



Three days after, the lame oxen were put to hay only; and in 7 days eat 

 79 ftones ID lb., or ao ftones, each ox per week, whicli is only 5 ftone more 

 than when they got lo^ gallons of corn in the fame time. This is a Angular 

 circuniftance, and deferviug of furcber inveftigatiou. 



An unwcrked ox, 3^ years old, was put to good old meadow-hay, the ajth 

 of November, and eat 49 ftones in ai days; or, per week, 16 ftones 5 lb. 



An idle horfe (i5\ hands high) eat of the fame hay, ao ftones in 10 days, 

 or, per week, 14 ftones— had uo corn. 



* A greaf portion of the foil of this county is improper for turnips. In 

 thofe ^iilrids hay is given, inftead of turnips ; for which rcafon we have 

 taken the average. 



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