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rod ; if sliears are used, the cost will be ratlier more. Where 

 f agg'ots are made, they are paid for by the score ; Od. a score 

 is paid for the most g-eiieral size, but the price of course 

 varies a little with the size and length. 



III. — Tasli-)vorli to n'Jiich solid or cvbic measure isaj^pUcahle. 



Cubic Measure. 



1728 cubic inches make 1 cubic foot 

 27 cubit feet ,, 1 cubic yard 

 22] 8 cubic inches ,, 1 bushel 

 A fraction over 21 bushels ,, 1 cubic yard. 



This applies to the moving" of soil, the filling- into carts of 

 manure, clay, marl, or any other soil, the turning- of compost 

 and manure heaps ; it may also be used in measuring- the 

 quantity of peat-ashes and burnt clav, should the labour of 

 these operations be done by task-work. Thoug-h such work 

 as dig-g-ing- ditches and draining- is put out b}' lineal measure, 

 yet we ought to calculate the quantity of soil to be dug- in a 

 g-iven leng'th, and by that means have something- to guide us 

 in fixing- the price. 



1. Fdling, Raising, Cartiiirj, and Spreading Clay, 3Iarl, 

 or CliaJh — are frequently let out by the job to men who, at 

 a certain price per yard, ag-ree to find horses, carts, and men, 

 and food for the laorses, with the exception that the em- 

 ployer allows g-rass and straw-chaff. The number of cidjic 

 yards carted is ascertained by taking- the dimensions of the 

 ])it or heap from which the soil has been removed, so that 

 there is no means of deception or occasion for disag-reement. 

 The price per yard for carting- one furlong-, is for clay 7d. ; a 

 penny is added for every additional furlong- ; so that if the 

 distance was two furlongs M., if three 9^/. would be charged 

 per yard. The work is usually done with small carts drawn 

 by strong" ponies; these appear much better suited to the 

 removing- heavy soil than the large carts and long- teams which 

 the farmer generally uses in this ])art of the country. I was 

 told by an old man who has followed the business of clay 

 and marl carter the greater part of his life, that on one occa- 

 sion he had an opportunity of putting- to the test the com- 

 parative merits of large and small carts. That when work- 

 ing- in the same ])it with another jjarty of clay-fillers using 

 large tumbrils or carts, his company of three men filling- into 

 small carts drawn by five ponies, were able to accomplish as 

 much as four men filling into large carts drawn by seven 



