716 LmStoclt. Teams Methods of feeding of, 



The feeding of teams, whether of horfes or oxen/ is a point that demands much 

 care and attention, as a want of economy in this refpecT: may leffen the profits of the 

 farmer in a very material degree, as is evident from the greatnefs of theconfumptiors 

 of expenfive food. It has been found, that working horfes, without being fed too 

 highly, or fo as to improve in flefh, have confumed in the proportion of twenty 

 pounds of gopd hay each in the courfe of the day, with a weekly allowance of two 



Expense of Ox-Team, per Annum. 



DEBTOR. 



. s. cl 



A pah of four-year old oxen - 22 

 Hay, or grufs, for ditto, fifty two 



weeks, at 3s. each 35 12 



Jntereft of the firft coft of the oxen - 1 2 



Profit - - 16 6 



.55 



CREDITOR. 



By labour 200 days, fuppofing 

 them to plough one acre per 

 day, which, at 5s. per acre, is 

 5s. per day, but deducting 2s. 

 per day for the man s wages 

 their labour will be 3s. per 

 day - 



Suppofe the oxen are worked two 

 years, the value of them at fix 

 years old would be about 281., 

 which makes the improved va 

 lue in one year 



. 9. d. 



30 



25 



.55 



Expense of Horse-Team, per Annum. 



DEBTOR, 



. . d. 



By wpar and tear of two horfes value 



301, fuppofing them to laft ten years 3 

 To intereft of prime coft 1 



Hay and grafs 

 Corn - 



Shoeing and farriering 



Profit 



o 



1 10 

 20 16 

 8 8 

 1 5 

 7 12 



CREDITOR. 



By value of their labour 

 By value of their fkins, 22f 



12 



.42 12 



