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horses, yet is a very slow pace when divided into eight 

 hours' work. Turning at the ends of the land takes up 

 one-tenth of the time. In a dry fine soil, and on level 

 ground, a pair of good horses will plough twelve chains ; 

 on wet heavy land, nine, sometimes not more than eight 

 chains ; in crossing or stirring turnip land in summer or 

 spring, they will do sixteen chains, and in some very fine 

 free land, two acres. It must be remarked, however, that 

 much depends, on the nature of the soil cultivated, and 

 the season of the year in which the work is performed. 



Mr Erskine of Mar, who has paid much successful at- 

 tention to many branches of husbandry, calculates, that 

 the number of yards travelled in ploughing an acre and a 

 half with a 16 inch furrow-slice, is 16,320 yds. 

 And with a furrow-slice of 18 inches, - 14,4-00 

 The furrow-slice of 8 inches, 32,640 

 9 - 29,040 



To the same intelligent correspondent, I am also indebt- 

 ed for the following tables : 



statute acre, exclusive of turnings. And, admitting the turnings to be 

 one-tenth, the horses actually travel 12 miles and 176 yards, in plough- 

 ing a statute English acre. 



