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ECONOMY OF FARMING. 



100 lbs of hay are equal to— 

 IV. 

 Straw with Chaffs of— 



Winter wheat, ") 

 " speltz, I 



" rye, r 



" barley, J 



Summer wheat, l 

 " speltz, > 

 " rye, ) 

 ' barley, 



Oats, 



Maize, or Indian corn, 



Millet, . 



Peas, 



Lentils, . 



Beans, 



Buckwheat, 



Seed clover, . 



Rape, 



Mustard, 



Gold of pleasure, 



Poppy, I 



Sunflower, 



lbs. 

 300 



230 



200 



275 

 300 

 190 

 160 

 ISO 

 400 

 300 

 150 



400 



500 



100 lbs. of hay are equal to — 



lbs. 



Chaff and husks, without straw, of — 



Wheat 150 



Rye, speltz, and barley, . . 170 



Oats, 150 



Rape, 200 



Gold of pleasure and mustard, . 230 



Seed clover, 100 



Flax seed, 130 



Leguminous plants, as peas, 



vetches and lentils, . . . 150 



V. 



Refuse in business. 

 After meal. 

 Wheat bran, > 

 Rye " ^ • • 

 Oil-cake, from poppy, flax, rape seed. 

 Skimmings of barley in ' 



preparation of malt, 

 Malt-shoots of barley, . 

 Barley beer refuse, . 

 Brandy refuse. 



50 

 75 

 60 

 60 



Sour milk, .... 

 Whey, .... 

 From the forest. 

 Acorns, chestnuts, beech nutSj 



. 125 



300 

 900 maas, 

 121^ gall. 

 200lbs. 



350 



. 75 



A. K. Block, who is referred to by Schwertz as a very distinguished writer 

 gives the following table of equivalents : — 

 600 lbs. wheat straw, 



u u j.ye " 



« « oat « 



580 " barley, " 

 560 " seed clover straw. 



rye or barley chaff. 



pea straw. 



wheat, pea or barley chaff, or vetch straw. 



clover, 2d mowing : usual meadow hay, 2d mowing. 



clover hay in blossom. 



best meadow hay. 



best clover hay, before blossom. 



oat grain. 



barley " 



rye " 



yellow peas. 



wheat grain. 

 2 lbs. of grain straw is worth as much as 1 lb. of usual meadow 



500 

 480 

 326 

 300 

 280 

 250 

 118 

 100 

 100 



89 



80 

 Consequently 



hay, or 1 lb. of clover hay, mowed in the blossom, &c. 



We find the following table of equivalents, in some English papers, which is 

 inserted by way of comparison : — 



