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THE EQUIPMENT OF THE FA11M. 



Traction, 8 h-p. (Fowler), 575. 



6 h-p. (Fodcn), 400. 

 Horizontal, 8 h-p., 70 to 80. 

 Compound Horizontal, 6 h-p. 



(Shanks & Son), 55. 



16 h-p., 190. 

 Vertical, 1 h-p. (Hindley), 47. 



- 2 h-p., 55, 



- 4 h-p., 94, 



Vertical compound, 4 h-p. (Shanks 



& Son), 80. 

 _ _ 6 h-p., 120. 



8 h-p., 150. 

 Multitubular vertical, 8 h-p. 



(Cochran's), 140. 



1 -horse pony gear, 7. 

 2-horse gear, 11 15s. 

 Intermediate motion, 3. 

 4 -horse gear with intermediate mo- 

 tion, 36. 



Gas engine " Otto " h-p. 60. 



12 h-p. 330. 

 Turbine water-wheel 22 h-p. on 20 



ft. fall, 60. 



Vortex turbine 20 h-p. water-wheel 



on 40 ft. fall, 90. 

 Drainage Turbine (Holmes), 100. 

 Centrifugal pumps, 15 to 40. 

 Chain purnps, from 3 155. to 36. 

 Hydraulic ram, from 4 to 13. 

 Deep well pumps, from 7. 

 Cottage pumps, from 18s. to 20s. 

 Irrigation pumps ("Warner), 80. 

 Steam pumps, from 46. 



Cider mill (steam power), 18. 



with horse gear com- 



bined, 35. 



press-double (Humphries), 



36. 



Broomer cider press (Ladd & Co.), 

 from 75 to 135. 



Stone breaker (Hall), from 65. 

 10 ton steam road roller, 400. 

 Priestman's dredger, from 295. 

 Road scraper, from 3 to 4. 

 Portable railway (Fowler), 3s. 6d* 

 per yard. 



B. Farm Equipment (CHAP. II., pp. 31-60). We give 

 here the report of Mr. Wm. Morton, of Lambieletham, St. Andrews 

 No. 5 in our table at p. 49 as stating his expenses for the year 

 1883. At this time, when our agricultural year ends, I am able to 

 ascertain the total expenses for the year on this farm, where a very 

 considerable acreage of green crop is grown. The 610 acres is 

 divided into two farms, which adjoin one another. One we will 

 call the home farm, and the other the off farm. They are worked 

 separately though during seed time and harvest all the force is con- 

 centrated when occasion requires. This year we have had ten men, 

 five on each farm ; an extra pair of horses has been kept on the off 

 farm, as we were rather behind last year owing to the late season. 

 The grieve (steward or foreman), who is also cattle-man, worked the 



