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of hay purchased for and consumed by the same 



number of horses, viz. : — 

 Straw, 16 tons 13 cwt. 3 qrs. 10 lbs., . . $160 23 

 Hay, 13 tons 4 cwt. 1 qr. 10 lbs., . . 350 00 



$510 23 



Deduct, on hand April 1, 1817, by estima- 

 tion, 4 tons more than there was October 

 1, 1816, at $25, 100 00 $410 23 



Saving by the use of a straw cutter four months of 

 the last six months, or the dfFerence in expense in 

 feeding with cut fodder and that which is uncut, . 389 77 



Whole amount of hay used for the horses of the Sa- 

 lem stage, twenty-five in number, from April 1 to 

 October 1, 1816, 22 tons at $30 per ton, the lowest 

 price in Salem, ....... 660 00 



Whole aniount consumed by the same number of 

 horses from Oct. 1, 1816, to April 1, 1817 :— 



Straw, 15 tons 13 cwt., .... 

 Hay, 2 tons 15 cwt., 



Saving in using chopped fodder 5 months. 

 Total saving in using the straw cutter in 



Newbury port, 4 months, .... 



At Salem, 5 months, .... 

 Total saving in both places, average time 4|- 



months, *1 780 97 



" The member of the Board of Trustees of the Massachu- 

 setts Agricultural Society to whom the above account was 

 communicated by Mr. Hale, was informed by that gentleman 

 that he used no more grain from October, 1816, to April, 1817, 

 than was used from April, 1816, to October, 1816." 



It will readily be perceived that the large amount of saving 

 reported in this statement is greatly increased by the extreme 

 high price of hay, during that year of scarcity. The saving of 

 the last six months, over the former six months, although the 

 cutter was in use but three-quarters of the time, is 53 per cent. 

 Much of this saving is effected by the substitution of straw for 

 hay, and a reduction in the quantity. 



