ESTIMATES Of MARLING LABOURS. 



REMARKS. 



* The numbers marked thus (*) are short of full day's work, for causes 

 to be stated. 



** July 1, one load, or one-twelfth of the task, lost by rain. 



*f July 10, rain prevented 3 loads, or three-tenths of the task. 



f July 11, full but irregular work at another place, and distances not as- 

 certained the ordinary road being too wet to use. 



*! July 20, stopped at 12 o'clock for half holiday 8-20ths of full day's 

 work wanting. 



H July 23, rain caused loss of 3 loads, or 3-20ths of task. 



4 July 24, a load too much, by mistake. 



*a A good rain in afternoon 2 loads (2-loths) lost. Next day (27th) 

 earth too wet for marling, and the mules at the harder work of ploughing 

 for wheat. 



*b Aug. 2, rain caused loss of 2 loads, or 2-16ths of task. 



*c Aug. 31, stopped at 12 o'clock for half holiday, 8 loads, or 8-18ths 

 wanted of full day's work. 



*d Sept. 11, rain, after long drought, stopped all work at 4 P. M. Next 

 day more and heavy rain, and this mule, and all others fit, put to plough- 

 ing for wheat. For two weeks previous to these rains, the ground had 

 been excessively dry, so that the road, and tracks across the fields, which 

 were constantly travelled over, were so deep in fine dust that it was very 

 unpleasant, and even an impediment to the teams. 



The foregoing table gives the following results : 

 The mule, whose work is stated separately, in 65 consecutive 

 days, omitting the Sundays only, travelled in marling labour 1572 

 miles and 408 yards. Of these 65 days, 1 (July 27th), the teams 

 were at other labour. One other day (July 11), of full but not 

 measured marling labour, being estimated and added in at the 

 general average, and of 8 other days,* of which the work was bro- 

 ken by rains, the idle parts being deducted, leave 62 of full work- 

 ing days of hauling marl. This makes the daily average travel of 

 the mule 25 miles and 138 yards, including the distances from the 

 stable and back. 



The whole number of loads actually carried out by the one mule 

 was 965; the average load, in heaped bushels, 8.095, weighing 105 

 Ibs. to the bushel, and 850 Ibs. the load. The average number of 

 loads daily (for full day's work), was 15.4; and the average travel 

 for each load, 2867.4 yards. 



The quantity of marl carried out in 62 J full days' work, 7803 

 bushels ; which makes the daily average quantity carried, 124.85 

 bushels. 



And as to the general operations of all the force employed 

 The whole quantity of marl dug, and carried out by all the 

 teams, in this time, 26,271 bushels. 



* The parts of the 8 days lost by rain or otherwise, amounted in time 

 to much more than 1^ days. But the loss in work was no more, because 

 in every such interruption, the hauling, or task-work for the day, was in 

 advance of the hour when operations were suspended. 



