IFct Season of 1S72 on Stcam-Cultivation. 



189 



" In the year 1870 I cultivated land other than my own farms 

 to the extent of about 80 acres. At Michaelmas that year 1 took 

 another farm, upon which there is a considerable quantity of 

 strong land, and since that time my engines have not been away 

 from home. This accounts for more work being done in 1872, 

 together with the fact that through the autumn of 1871 being so 

 wet, less than usual was done in the autumn of that year. 



Table V. — Work done by Set of Double Engine Tackle at 

 Leghlade, Gloucestekshire. 



Xumljer of Acres Plousrhed 



„ „ Cultivated once or Steam- 

 Iiarrowed twice over 



1870. 



1871. 



1872. 



130 

 1,654 



196 

 1,605 



391 

 1,G30 



" As I think it may be interesting to you to know when the 

 work was done, I have copied from our labour books the number 

 of days in each fortnight on which work was done : — 



1870. 



1871. 



1872. 



" You will see that we took advantage of the dry weather in 

 August and September, 1872 ; and besides working everyday we 

 worked over hours, so that all my strong land, excepting a few 



