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which will give the contents of the stack in cubic feet ; divide the contents by 

 27, which Avill reduce them to cubic yards ; and multiply these by the number 

 of stones in the j-ard according to either of the above suppositions, and the 

 capacity of the stack will be found in imperial stones. 



" To know the contents of a conical rick, take the girth at the ground in feet, 

 find the area of the circle bj' the above method, and multiplj'- the area by one- 

 third of the height. The contents thus found in feet reduce to yards, and then 

 multiply by the number of stones in a cubic yard." 



Hints for Use at the time of Entry. 



Without attempting^ any exact specifications on this subject, I 

 venture to add a few hints ot a general nature, founded upon a 

 recollection of my own particular need upon a like occasion. , 



Bale Purchases. — When a man commences farming he will 

 find it his interest to purchase good new harness — good, without 

 any elaborate ornamentation merely to please the eye. I was 

 puzzled upon this very point at the sale of my predecessor's 

 effects, but luckily allowed the old and patched-up trappings to 

 be bought by a neighbour, at prices apparently advantageous. 

 Comfort came at the close of the year on a comparison of our 

 respective saddlers' bills. 



Machinerij. — Let the young farmer purchase too his machinery 

 of the newest make ; for in these davs of rapid mechanical pro- 

 gress, implements get cheaper often as they get improved ; and 

 though there are some which in the course of time are marked 

 by no novelty of construction, it too often turns out that 

 machinery, bovight apparently a bargain, second-hand, is really 

 dear. In fact, as a general rule in life, and not only in farming, 

 it is best to start with good substantial machinery of the newest 

 approved fashion. It is always the cheapest plan in the end, and 

 often not the dearest to begin with, if proper judgment be used 

 in the selection, and resort be had to a manufacturer of credit. 

 Carts, waggons, tedding-machines, ploughs, harrows, &c., except 

 on rare opportunities, you will not find, unless damaged or of an 

 inferior kind, at a farm sale. For myself, I am thankful that, on 

 the strength of a friend's suggestion, 1 bought but little at my 

 predecessor's sale, and mucli of that little disadvantageously ; 

 as 1 could obtain better implements, of more useful modern 

 make, at about the price those old ones cost me. So well aware 

 are the manufacturers of this, that in Leeds there are houses that 

 sell off their machinery every ten years, as they consider the 

 advantage they have in competition with new machinery will 

 more than balance the loss they must incur in the exchange. 

 A tenant removing to another farm, if prudent, will take his best 

 things with him, leaving only the refuse, with odds and ends 



