704 APPENDIX B 



Horses. 



Being light land, the number of horses required would be 3 per 100 

 acres cultivated = 8 horses. At ^30 to ^40 each, say = ^320. 



Sheep. 



75 acres of grass left for sheep. 

 2 sheep per acre with their lambs. 



150 ewes at 4 each = ,600 total capital in ewes. 



One hundred and fifty ewes get i ton of roots per day on grass 

 for four months or 120 days =i 80 tons -M 5 (average crop in tons per 

 acre)= 12 acres turnips required for the ewe flock. 



Tegs, 200 eating 16 Ibs. turnips per day consume 18 acres in six 

 months or twenty-six weeks. 



Turnips. 



12 acres set aside for ewes. 

 1 8 tegs. 



30 total for sheep. 



20 for 50 cattle = 70 Ibs. (fully) each per day for six months. 



50 total turnips disposed of. 



Fodder. 



(i.) Straw. 

 150 acres of grain crops at \\ ton straw per acre. 



187 tons straw (50 bullocks eat and trample down 3^ tons each). 

 175 for cattle. 



1 2 for horse litter ; to go to the cattle-yard afterwards. 



Some of the straw given to the cattle for litter would first be 

 used for thatching, which would not spoil it for its ultimate 

 _ purpose. 



(2.) Hay. 

 50 acres "seeds" at \\ ton of hay per acre. 



75 tons total " seeds " hay. 



34 cut from the 34 acres of natural meadow rather a light 

 crop. 



109 total hay. 

 1 8 for 8 horses = 2^ tons each. 



91 left. 



30 allowance of I ton per acre of turnips for sheep. 



61 left to be sold, or a little more given to the sheep and a 

 small foddering per day to the bullocks. 



