PREFACE. xiii 



Experience, whether every Article in this Cal- 

 culation is not eftimated in favour of the Com- 

 mon Hufbandry ; whether the Expence be not 

 rated lower than moft Farmers find it, and the 

 Crop fuch as they would rejoice to fee, but fel- 

 dom do, in the Country where this Computa- 

 tion was made. 



In the New Hufbandry every Article is put 

 at its full Value, and the Crop of each Year is 

 Four Bufheis fhort of the other 5 tho', in fe- 

 veral Years Experience, it has equalled, and 

 generally exceeded, thofe of the Neighbour- 

 hood in the Old Way. 



An Eftimate of the Expence and Profit of Ten 

 Acres of Land in Twenty Tears. 

 I. In the Old Way. 

 Firft Year, for Wheat, cofts 



33/. $s. viz. /. s. d. /. s. d. 



Firft Plowing:, at 6s. perl 



Acre -* - - -\ 3 o o 

 Second and Third Ditto, 1 



at 8s. per Acre - -J 4 ° ° 

 Manure, 30 J. per Acre 15 00 



Two Harrowings, and 



Sowing, at is. 6d. 



per Acre - 

 Seed, three Bufhels perl 



Acre, at 4 s. per Bufh. \ 

 Weeding, at 2 s.per Acre 

 Reaping, Binding, and 



Carrying, at 6 s. per\. 300 



Acre - - - 



1 



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