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in tlie autumn of 1863. Their district embraces an area of some 

 15 miles' radius from Whitchurch, and includes land in Flint- 

 shire, Cheshire, and the north-west of Shropshire. The farms 

 are principally of a dairy character. The proportion of arable 

 land is small, and the distance travelled considerable. The Com- 

 pany have power to raise 3000/., in 300 shares of 10/. each. Up 

 to the present date only 1720/. has been called up, which repre- 

 sents the sum required for the orig^inal purchase and expenses 

 in forming the Company. The tackle consists of 



£. s. d. 

 2 14-horse power engines, with winding-gear complete 1190 



Pressure gauges and safety valves, &c 18 10 



1 4-furrow ]ilough 80 



1 7-tine cultivator 60 



10 small rope- porters 10 



800 3'ards of l-incii steel rope , 84 



Extra wearing parts, shares 10 7 9 



Water-cart and headland rope 30 17 



4 framed harrow, comi)lete .. 50 



1 travelling van, carrying vice and stove, &c 39 15 



Carriage from Leeds 35 3 6 



1608 13 3 



Operations commenced March 1, 1864. Between this date 

 and the end of the year the following work was accomplished : — 



s. d. £. s. d. 



560i acres cultivated, average price, 9 li .. ., 321 15 9 



581 „ dug „ 16 6i .. .. 48 12 4i 



26i „ ploughed „ 12 3i .. .. 16 2 10 



22 „ harrowed „ 5 6.... 610 



667i 392 11 11^ 



In 1865 we find — 



s. d. £. s. d. 



542 acres cultivated, average price, 12 1^ . . . . 329 2 



13 „ dug „ 12 5^ .... 8 2 6 



44 „ harrowed „ 3 0.... 6 12 



"599 343 16 6 



In 1866, notwithstanding the unfavourable season — 



s. d. £. s. d. 



293i acres were cultivated, averaging 11 7^- .. 170 16 9 



88i „ ploughed „ ' 17 5f .. 77 8 



6 „ harrowed „ 6 .. 1 10 



"388 250 9 



The work in 1866 occupied 79 days, many of which were 

 much broken by the weather, small fields and frequent moves. 

 Thus the average per day does not reach quite 5 acres, although 



