200 2 he Influence of the 



latter) 700 or 800 acres a year, beginning in March and ending in November, 

 being of course partly guided by the weather ; occasionally doing work for 

 parties in the neighbourhood in addition. The men are often employed in 

 other work, therefore the number of days they are at work cannot be stated 

 Avith accuracy. They may be taken to cultivate 10 to 18 acres a day, accord- 

 ing to depth, and plough (with 4-furrow) 5 to 8 acres, according to stiffness of 

 soil, and harrow 30 to 40 acres. 



" Prices : — Stiff seed land, cultivating twice over, 16s. or 18s. per acre ; fallows, 

 about 12s. or 13s., parties finding coals, a water leader, and board for the men." 



From the north of England, and from Scotland, very few 

 returns have been sent of vi^ork done by the same tackle in the 

 dry and the wet years. It is from these parts that the maximum 

 effects of season might be expected ; but, unfortunately, the use 

 of the steam-plough in the North has only recently become 

 general. Companies like that which commenced operations in 

 1872 in the York District and East Riding, have not been suffi- 

 ciently long in the field to speak with any confidence as to the 

 special effects of a wet season. To the account, already given 

 by Mr. Bolden from Durham, the following may be added from 

 the same county. Mr. Burnett, of the Washington Steam Culti- 

 vation Company, says : " From the quantity of work to be done 

 on the land last spring, owing to the stoppage of work from rain 

 in the autumn, I am of opinion a great quantity of land was 

 prepared for potatoes and turnips — that would otherwise have 

 lain as bare fallow — by the assistance of the steam-plough." 



The following are the prices charged by this company : — 



Digging or Ploughing. 



«. d. 



Not exceeding 7 inches deep 13 per acre. 



7 to 9 inches 14 6 „ 



10 inches 16 „ 



Cultivating after Crop. 



Not exceeding 8 inches. 



«. d. 



Onceover 11 per acre. 



Twice over 18 ,, 



Cultivating after Ploughing hy Horses. 

 Not exceeding 8 inches. 



«. d. 



Once over 10 per acre. 



Twice over 16 6 „ 



Not exceeding 10 inches. 



«. d. 



Onceover 11 per acre. 



Twice over 18 „ 



CuUivating after Ploughing or Digging. 



By this Company, and not exceeding the same depth. * 



«. d. 



Once over 9 6 per acre. 



Twice over 15 6 „ 



