150 On the Advantages of the Use 



The return of my year's labour with oxen was made out 

 for the year 1803, because, the year 1804 not being expired, 

 to have made it without the amendment, since resolved on, 

 would have been a palpable error. I now comply with the 

 repeated and earnest wishes of the society, in presenting this 

 statement for its inspection. 



Unprepared as I was, it would have been impossible to have 

 done it with that degree of accuracy which I shall adhere to 

 in any statement of serious import to the public ; but the 

 rules which govern the proceedings of the Bath Society al- 

 lowing me time to examine my own books, and to obtain 

 replies to certain needful questions, I have great pleasure in 

 staling that the following report is now presented to the so- 

 ciety in substance, I trust, correct. In that part of the state- 

 ment which reduces the hailing and carting of manure to be 

 equal to a given number of acres ploughed, I have pro- 

 fited by the kind assistance of Mr. Paul and Mr. Gordon 

 Grey. 



No land ploughed with horses, save part of one acre, as 

 a trial. 



No. of Acres. 



Forty-four acres of ley ground broke up - 44 



Fifty ditto of spring corn, two earths, scarified 



and dragged, equal to I^ earth more - 170 



Sixty ditto of turnips, at three earths, culti- 

 vated, or scarified and dragged, equal to 

 l-^ earth - - - - 271 



Twenty-two ditto pease, at one earth, and broad- 

 cast dragged, part of it drilled - - 26 



Fifty- seven acres of wheat, 32 acres on one 

 earth, once dragged, and twenty-five of heavier 

 land, twice ploughed and twice dragged - 123 



Twenty-nine ditto of ley ground, broke up to 



December 1st - - - - 2'9 



Tftree ditto of beans, seven ditto winter vetches, 



two ditto potatoes, cultivating, dragging, &c. ] 7 



Carried forwards 680 

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