Pn'ces of Contract or Piecework 279 



FIREWOOD : s . d. s. d. 



HEDGING : 



Trimming hedges, ordinary size . per chain 9 to 1 6 

 Making bank for quick hedge, dig- 



ging ditch and planting 



quick . . 7 6 10 6 



,, hedge, without bank or 



ditch, trenching ground, 



preparing bed and plant- 



ing . . . . 3 4 



Cleaning young hedges. . . 8 9 



Laying hedge and scouring out ditch 2 3 



HURDLE-MAKING : 



Making hurdles . . . .per dozen 3 6 to 4 



,, cattle hurdles (wattle) . ,, 5 6 



Welsh hurdles, for sheep . 4 5 



PITTING : 



Digging out clay . . . .per yard 6 

 ,, holes for tree -planting, 15 in. in diameter 



and 15 in. deep . . per 100 1 6 to 2 6 



Inserting plants . . . . 06,,10 



Notch planting . . . . 2 ,, 3 



PREPARING ROAD MATERIAL: 



Quarrying stones . . . .per yard 10 to 1 3 



Breaking stones for roads . . 8 1 



