l8ob. cf the County of Northumberland. 43 i 



Lm s, a. 



Brought over 13 10 o 



Annuity to pay ofFzjI. In 16 years, the purchafe value 



of the horfe at four years old * - 250 



Expence of a horfe per ann. « « - 



Ditto of a two-horfe team - _ - 



If a three-horfe team be ufed, the account will (land thus : 

 The expence of a horfe per ann. being 



That of three will be - - - 



To which add the expence of a driver 



Gives the expence of a three-horfe team 



** If the comparifon be made with the horfe-team of many of 

 the midland counties, where they ufe /ive hotfes, yoked one before ari" 

 other in one plough, the account will Hand thus :— 

 The expence of one horfe per ann. being 



That of five will be - = = - 



To which add the expence of a man to drive 



The expence of a team of 5 horfes will be 

 Ditto of 3 ditto - - - 



Ditto of 2 ditto - - - 



Ditto of 8 oxen - - . 



The average expence of an ox-team, from three to fix 

 years old, that will do the fame quantity of work 

 as two horfes - - - - - -40 00 



" The conciufions to be drawn from the above ftatement are fo 

 obvious, as to need little elucidation. But we cannot help remark- 

 ing how Ihong the force of prejudice mud be, to continue the ufe 

 of five horfes, and heavy, clumfy, unwieldy ivheelploughs, where a 

 fingle Jiving-plougb, and two horfes yoked double, and driven by 

 the holder, would do the fame quantity of work, equally well, and 

 at one third the expence ! 



N n 3 "But 



• This is calculated on the fuppofition, that a horfe bought at four years 

 old will work fixtcen years ; and aiimitting his price to be 25I., then the quef- 

 tion will be, to find what annuity will pay cfFajl. in fixteen years, allowing 



compound interett at 5 per cent., whicb, by the raks laid down by the writers 

 on algebra, will be %\. js. 



