602 THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
Rosas 1 — 
FARM ACCOUNTS.—No. IV. B. N 4 i * 0 THE REAPING MACHINE, | 
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tContinnod ” Brook — * „ o M. 13 } jui ey publishe in — — ar of 
Tue following are the contents of the Ledger, so fur as Gh urch geia 5 — William 1 Feferees toa trial of reaping itish Agwicy 
filled from the Journal given in August 21. The entries Cuckoowood h é 10 iiias P. al at Keillor, in Forfarshire,] machines the 
there made are here collated under the several accounts | 88 ee A Path — e 2 the undersigned, having 
which they otively concern; from these Capital l 8. (as Judges at the trial of reaping 
* 4 j D. Stable feld 3 p ze this day-at the above 
accounts a balance-sheet could be prepared in the Dairy field ... „ 1] Sheep —— — enge given by Hugh Watson, 
manner stated at page 426, showing the financial result Farm stock, bso .. 1 2 John 2 — l, for a — . of Fifty 
of the proceedings to the date to whieh they have H. T, |the merits of the different 
been A The — on the next column states the — — TEA 1 — Poer pA rm d stn att 2 on the an I 
x ous rye . y ecide upon the ; 
number of each account, as a reference to its place in Housekeeping. = 28 — . meth 
the book. Jones, 2 ae That only three appeared 
ag “bel Ea male cna Or 1 J. An Americanmachine, known by the nameot 
1830. Dairy field, 12 acres, rent 30s, per acre. £ 8. 4. PER CONTRA, co i 
Oct. 27. To ploughing, drilling, & e., 40. 2. —9 12 0 ndenee of Mr. Croaski 
27. To labour, &., this month “ee — 2 r 1 by his agent, Mr. Love. 
27. To 3 qra. seed Wheat, at 423. mes — 3. — N i 1 — ree 
Dr. * ibi > ` . 24 
1850, . Pond feid, 8 acres, rent 15s. per acre,’ £ s. d. PER CONTRA. A The n n by ‘howd Kensie’ $ sala 
Oct, 6. To 120 loads manure, at 38. per load ... 2.—I8 0 0 . ongi reaping machine, inven 
20. To ploughing, drilling, dc. „ 10 18 0 Rev. Mr. Bell, of orfarshire. anf. 
20. To labour this month wedi ree 4 it appears, 
20. To 2 qrs. seed Wheat, at 422. * 3.— 4 1 0 Bell 
Dr. | Cr. 2 
1850. Stable field, 20 acres, rent 208. per acre. f s. d. PER CONTRA. | As it 
Oct. 20. To labour, &c., Haulming g  .. 3-113 0| Aae 
Nov.24. Te ploughing this month 4—9 12 6 i m 
bour, Se., hedging, &c., this month 5.—5 8 @ i 
Dee. 1. To ploughing this wonth -6—2 8 0 f 
29. To „e., hedging, &c. 7.—1 7 è 
29. To do. 120 rods land draining 8.—1 10 | the 
Pr. ; Cr 4 | selected f. 
Barn:field, 10 acres, rent 18s. per acre, | PER CONTRA. — * 
Dr. Cr. s | imperial 
1850. - Church field, 10 eres, rent Ala. per acre. £ 2. d. PER CONTRA. i 
Oct. 4. To Clover hay, per valuation in ik oe oO f : 
1859. Wood 12 t 205. End NTRA. much 
Oct. 4. To mak 8 150 loads — s | * r 
sowing Turnipe, rent, &c., p. valuation 1.—76 14 0 j 
Dr. Cr, “something 
1830. Path field, 8 rent 283. E 3. 
r 7 * | side of the machine in 
a | convenient for the binders. 
Cy. 8 drivi 
l Brook meadow, 6 aeres, rent 33s, per acre. | PER CONTRA. | right n the centre of 
o. | Or. s show off the merits of the to 
Home pastare, 9 acres, rent 286. per acre. PER CONTRA | The other two machines were then 
10 Pr. 3 e Sip Cr. 10 Similar lots of ground, and Hussey’s, 
Cuckoo wood, 5 acres, rent 10s. per acre, | PER CONTRA. _ tendence of Mr. Love, cut about two-th 
8 bed quantity within the 45 minutes, 
| 1880. PER CONTRA. 4 4 4 reason not explained, the other did not 
n ag 1 . ? — ee 
$ t.. 2 i exhibitėd 
* Gt an te „ ® | had an endless cloth wre toad 
Cr. 29 the machine, and intended to facilitate the 
PER CONTRA. | the corn in a line behind it, the 
| by them was y alike. We found, on 
f | that the breadth ent was about 34 feet. 
| though the stubble was well cat up hill, 
| machine worked against the iu 
| it was quite the contrary down 
* m were often dragged and f 
did the director of Hussey’s 
1850 PER CONTRA. E ad. 
6. By pond field, 120 leads i 18 that, after the first round, he 
` 2 all, and confined himself 
ae which means nearly 
lost. stope of these 
more frequent than with 
other impediments, as 
cr. i into the ground, which 
1850. PER CONTRA. 4 aad theo ran mach risk in 
Oct, 4. By valuation of farm stock, manure, fal. parably. From 
lows, ., &c., as per inventory I= 6 6 of the cutters it 
à Cr. ' too liable to 
222 PER CONTRA, E . . 
ewes ata nn 4280 8 0 
PER CONTRA. * 
1830. PER CONTRA. * * 
$ | Oet, 27. By labour on farm thie month — 7 „ 
ern ditto ditto — A 
i| Dee. 29, ditto ditto n 
| 1850, PER CONTRA, "i 
D n. asij E: 6. By 10 ds. Oats, nt Ife. per qr. 19 6 
1850. Seed Corn. Cr 
Oct. 8. Tod.qes. Red Wheat, at 42s. per qr. e ke. eee £s 
2 Pr. 18 1 8 — Bato 10 
1350, John Simmons. E 2. 4. 1880 Gr, 
a aaa ogee oe oe hOB Oat. € Byd gn. Red — * Pam 15 
m. Cash (or banker’s). £ . d. 1830 : + * 
Get. 1. Te each in band on entering fam 31000 6 sl Bt. By sings den 4 4 — $ 
pony ditto ditto a — 6 — 7 1 
w. = oo ditto — - 1 3 
Capital emplayed. | 1550 PER CONTR ow 
. NTRA. 
Oet. 1. By capital employed on farm ... — E 
mn ik 7 4 FER CONTRA. 
9 0 
ELS PER CONTRA. a r 
| st mrt maas ec BROTH, a a oe 5 
