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of the farm is such as to require more than usual horse-power. 

 Ten carts are kept going in harvest, and the extra horses are 

 wanted for the corn-mowing machine. Fallows, which were the 

 rule, have been abandoned. The course of husbandry has been 

 beans, wheat, varied with clover. Mr. Linton intends to grow 

 wheat every other year on the same land. The beans and wheat 

 system will have to fight with weeds, which may be kept down 

 by steam power, provided the present signs of a water-logged 

 farm are got rid of; but they certainly could not be by the appli- 

 cation of horse-power vinder any circumstances, or by steam 

 power unless the land is laid dry. 



JNIr, Linton could say little about increased crops. We were 

 induced to think that deeper culture, rendered possible by deeper 

 drainage, would allow of the production of roots to much larger 

 extent, and possibly — inasmuch as this has been accomplished 

 on land as heavy — the feeding of sheep. 



The Apparatus, Fowler's patent, was made in 1862 by Burrell. 

 It consists of an engine of 14-horse power, double cylinder, an 

 anchor, cultivator, rope-porters, 800 yards of rope ; price 875/. 



The engine does all the thrashing, chaff-cutting, and grinding 

 of the farm. 



Repairs, Renewals, Hear and Tear. — No regular account kept. 

 The engine is said to have required nothing except the draw- 

 ing of the tubes. The greatest wear is reported to have been 

 on the implements. The first rope was replaced without 

 charge by a second, which has worn well and is in a very good 

 state. 



Work done. — During a day of 10 hours, including removals, 

 8 to 9 acres with cultivator. In the autumn of 1865, 237 acres 

 Avere broken up once, 8 to 9 inches deep. 50 acres have been 

 done during the spring of 1866. 



Cost of Worli. 



Manual and Horse-laLour : — £. s. d. 



Engine-driver 030 



Ploughman 030 



3 anchor and porter-boys 4 6 



1 boy and horse 05 



15 G 



Coal 9 3 



Oil 2 



1 G 9 



N.B. — Men paid only by the day ; paid for overtime in same proportion. 

 Coal — "Hard," 15s. (jd. per ton home; consumption, l- cwts. per day. 



