6G ON TITE THRASHIXG-MACIIINE. 



£ s. d. 



To carting com into barn, as before 7 14 



To six horses, eleven days working thrashiag-machiae, 



at 4s. each per day 13 4 



To four men, eleven days attending do., at \s. 6cl. 



each per day 3 6 



To three men, eleven days dressing grain, at Is. 6d. 



each per day 2 9 6 



To one woman, eleven days assisting at do., at lOd. 



per day 9 2 



To interest on cost of machine, &c 3 12 



To annual deterioration of do 3 3 



To oil and repairs 1 5 



Thrashing and di'essing 440 qrs. ..^35 2 8 

 Iqr. 1 7J 



3. The Flail. — Corn is g-enerall}- thrasliecl by the flail at 

 a certain rate per quarter. Tlie winnowing- and dressing- of 

 the g-rain commonly require about double the labour which 

 suffices in either of the two former cases. The quantity 

 which a man is capable of thrashing- in a day by the flails 

 depends in a great degree on the quality of the corn • but one 

 quarter is allowed to be the usual rate of thrashing per day 

 of ten hours. The following- is a statement of the cost, ac- 

 cording- to the customary allowance per quai'ter in this district. 



£ s. d. 



To carting corn to bara, as above 7 14 



To thi'ashing 440 qrs. of oats at 1*. 6^. per qr 33 



To three men twenty-two days dressing do., at 1*. 6^7. 



each per day 4 19 



To one woman, twenty-two days assisting at do., at 



lOc^.perday 18 4 



Thrashing and dressing 440 qrs. £46 11 4 

 Iqr. 2 If 



It is proper to observe that the cost of thrashing corn by 

 water-power, as given above, is considerably more than the 

 sum usually incurred, since much of the work is accom- 

 plished when the servants would be otherwise unemployed. 

 The charge for the horse-power, on the other hand, is rather 

 imder the general expense, as the farmers here rarely or 

 never thrash longer than a few hours together, and much 

 time is necessarily lost by short yokings. The preceding 

 observations on the thrashing-machine, &c., having ex- 

 tended to greater length than was intended, my remarks on 

 the other machines belonging to or employed in the barn 

 shall be as compendious as possible. 



Winnowwg-machhic, or Fanners, — It appears that the 



