30 



Dr. 



(1824.) 



To PI pottles for J of an 



acre . . . . 1 13 9 



Carriag'e from Dublin - 6 g 

 PuUinjf, boffging, and 



binding . . .10 



Horse liiro, spreading, &c. "2 13 



Seutdiinj? . - - 3 14 6 



Harklin^ - - - 2 8 4 



Hac-kler'sdiet,candles,&c. 17 8 



By 17Bt. n lbs. flax 

 7st. tow, at fis, .5d. per . 

 Uist, ditto, at 5s. 3d. per 

 13s t. ditto, at3s.6d. per 



£ ... d. 



10 18 3 



2 4 11 



4 4 



2 5 6 



19 12 S 



Now if half an acre of flax afforded to this lady (who 

 was probably cheated a little in every stage of the 

 process) a profit of 6^. \bs. 8d. after paying- the 

 highest penny for labour, ^oii would make a great 

 deal more by the same crop, particularly as yoic would 

 not have to hire hands for spreading, &c. &c. which 

 cost the lady about half of the money. 



In my next, I shall probably enter more at large 

 into the soiling system, which holds out incalculable 

 advantages, and without which, farming on any scale, 

 is miserably bad. 



No. VIII. 



This follows up the plan in contemplation, 

 And will, I hope, engage your imitation. 



In order to give you a just notion of the great pro- 

 fit which attends the soiling system, I shall now fur- 

 nish the details of an experiment accurately made on 

 an Irish acre of red clover, the soil being a poor clay: 



7 milch cows fed during 28 days, 



on the 1st cutting, 12st. each per 



day, at Id. per stone 



7 do. do. 27 do. 2d. do. do. do. - 



7 do. do. 9 do. 3d. do. do. do. - 



Tons 3.3 11 8 ^22 8 



