135 

 PLOUGHING. 



Names of Fields. 



Short lands . . 



Yards. 

 78 



Yards. 



186 



279 



H. M. 



4 39 



H. M. 



3 21 



Hours. 



8 



Harper's Hill. 



Home Close . 



149 



98 



147 



2 27 



200 



109 



1 49 



5 33 



6 11 



East Lake . . 



212 



103 



1 43 



Long lands. 



274 



53 



79 



1 19 



6 17 



6 41 



EXPLANATION. 



When the land is no more than 78 yards long, 4 

 hours and 39 minutes are spent merely in turning at 

 the ends, in a journey of 8 hours; whereas, when 

 the land is 274 yards long, 1 hour and 1.9 minutes are 

 sufficient for that purpose in the same length of time. 



The whole series of furrows on an acre of land, 

 supposing each to be 9 inches in width, would extend 

 in length to 19,360 yards; and, adding 12 yards to 

 every 220, for the average estimated ground travelled 

 over in turning, the whole work of ploughing one 

 acre may be given as extending to 20,416 yards, or 

 1 1 miles and nearly five furlongs. 



