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annexed to Mr. Leeson’s paper, and thus to ruffle his quiet. It 
must however be obvious that I had no interest in doing so, 
The iron cistern and mercury belong to Marquis Ridolfi; the 
cane and fasces of wires belong to Dr. Clarke and yourself ; 
the multiplied folds of wire-gauze to Dr. Hope, and the valve 
say to Mr. H. B. Leeson. 
I have the honour to be, sir, 
Your obedient humble servant, 
J. Murray. 
LVI. Comparison of the Expense attending the English and 
Scotch Systems of Husbandry. By Mr. AxpREw Scott, of 
Ryden’s Farm, Walton-upon-Thames*, 
I HAVE the honour of presenting to the Board of Agriculture 
some statements on the ceconomy of the Scotch system of farm- 
ing, which I practise, and proceed to state the difference of ex- 
pense between the English and Scotch modes of farming. The 
first circumstance which I have to notice, is, that my ploughing 
is performed with two horses, instead of three. ‘This, besides 
saving the keep of a horse, also saves the expense of a boy, an 
appendage always required when three horses are put to a plough. 
The keep of a horse cannot be stated at less than 45/. per an- 
num; and a boy at 5s. a week, is 13/. But from the boy being 
sometimes employed in harrowing, driving dung, &c. in which 
cases a boy is also required upon the other system, it would be 
unfair to charge the full amount of his wages; 8/. however, out 
of the 13/. I think, ought to be calculated upon, which, with 
the sum charged for the keep of a horse, makes 53/.; and as on 
the rotation | follow, a plough cannot manage more than fifty 
acres, a saving is thereby gained of a trifle more than 2ls. 
per acre. It may be added, that my lands, as well as most of 
those in this neighbourhood, consist of a sandy or hazel loam, 
and such as two horses, at all seasons, are abundantly able to 
plough; but there are clays in this county, where four and six 
horses are put to a plough, and where two would be altogether 
insufficient, particularly in the summer season, when they are 
baked with the drought. I however think, that, by adopting 
the use of another plough, the number of horses may be reduced 
at least one-third, and during a greater part of the year one- 
half. 
A measure very properly connected with the two-horse plough 
is the using of one-horse carts, instead of those in general use 
requiring three horses, With the latter a greater weight than 
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