Max 9, 1863.] 
THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
none bought since. Horse-power of engine, man, 2s. ; engineman, 35. ; boys, 1з. each; total, intended to plough, and w: 
в: engineman, 3s. » Е ploughing, E HL mé. 8s..8d. per Cost of w: а day, 5s. Daily con- "s e upon the soft new drains, xy P en qo KM 
not; ploughman, 23. 64 Борои 2з. n noi; sumption of coal, 10 to 12 ewt. per day. Cost of coal per ton digging from 6 to 8 inches; soil very strong, daily average 
anchorman, 1s. 10d. ы plóughing, 1 за. moe not ; on the ground, 11. The Barley and Oats à e steam about 53 acres; calculated expense, allowing 12s. per day for 
2 po! boys, 1s. 8d. when ploughing. is 2d. when not. plough and grubbing are decidedly- better than after th all charges, including wear and tea , &c., at 40s., at about 13s. 
Cost of water-cart a day, 4s aily consumption of coal, horses—at least three sacks per aere, also the Turnip and | рег acre. The quality of work very good, and quite superior 
about l4ewt, costing on the ground 15s. to 20s. per ton sab The number of days І have not kept ап account of, to horse work; І should say well worth 20s. per acre. W: 
Present value of engine and tackle, with additions an cannot fill up the cost of work, "We plough 8 acresina| here are high, and. as I do not keep an "ind rat nt 
extras as above, 800l. General depth from 7 to ches fall day day in summer, ап nd 6 acres in winter; 16 acres a day I have to pay rather more for one when requi: 
To all appearance the effec; has been most beneficial. We sicing, once in a place, 2" half that quantity twice in а | 109, Mr. C. WHITEHEAD GRIFFIN, 
worked by contract for the farmers, who did all the bestof| place. About 15. ад of oil per day. borough.—Fai m: arable, 800 Ne ion uar 180. -— il, 
their work themselv d sa up the st for “the Ше Messrs. Hy. & оте, Corton, near Heytesbury.—Farm : | part strong clay, part gravel, part Fen” soil, peat. Number 
steamer.” No water has stood on our work during - rable, 740 acres: prr and — 360 acres. Soil: chalk. of horses formerly employed, 13; employed ow, ll. 
winter, thouzh it often did before. The farmers are all v Rotation of так — 200 acres in 5-field, and 540 | Apparatus bought April, 1862; cost, 800l. Length of rope 
anxious to be able to hire the steam y this Pad whon acres in 4-field syste Number of horses formerly em- | originally bought, 800 yards; none bought since. Совіоѓ 
they want it. Where tho farm is adapted for it, and the| ployed, 22; now 12. Nurs ber of oxen formerly. employed, | repairs a. que about. 20l. Engine, 12 horse-power. 
machinery is well managed, the steam plough will pay for| 6; now, Date of starting the apparatus, 25th 85: Daily w. at 35; 1 man, 2s.6d.; 2 boys, ls. 64. 
itself in two or three years. 1861; cost, 8001. Length of rope originally bou, ght, 800 ie idis Ts. Coal from 12 cwt. to l'on а дау, cost- 
14. Mr. E. Номахр, Dumbleto - Evesham. yards; none bought since. No rations since деке g per ton оп the ground, 14s, ^ Ploughed about 400 acres 
arable, 363 acres; pasture, 374 ropping : Wher at and Repai се purchase, 25]. 128. T e-power of engine, last auti Up ery strong land we went from 
green ero) ternately. Number of horses formerly em-| 10, Daily M mer engine-driver, 2s loughman, 2s. ; | 10 to 12 inches, but finding we were having so many 
роге, 25; now, 10. ADD aratus e € in 1858, costing ева. 18; porter Deis at ем ; 28. ; total, fe. A бекорга resolved to lep 10 inches be the very où 
51. 19s. б. Rope ша pos 1000 yards ; ns per da; ost А-- а Арія а Tais coal, ' from 8 to havi ot used to the tackle; we have no difficulty in 
тера amd rope sin ES Eu 401. 195. ew dede ton on the round, Me. 6а. КӨЗ doing уш Saecresa day. Тһе tillage is far preferable to 
ho wer. Puy et wages: 5 men an: nzas ie. Water-| УБА es; in M Nod 3 Auto ds ори ceri rn чаная Е eH 
cart a “day › За Coal, 10 cwb. a-da dia costing 148. perton.| 186 he great advantago of en cultivation in our pnr EA — 2 8 more information. 
The engine and tackle, d n ә а: reet repairs, is, with | opinion is, that the work is just at the time it із re- те will only add. w e done about 250 acres without а 
the exception o е mM -box, started. quired, and is far superior to poen done by horses ; and there pecie 
15. The EARL ADNOR; Е P Lunar Esq.; d is no expense attached to the apparatus when not at workas | 20. Mr. J. Ко, Chadhurst Farm, near Runton, Warwick.— 
STRATTON di $ Бас Coleshill, Berks.—Size of farms ith horses, The engine and apparatus із in good repair, | Аз regards my own personal experience of steam cultivation 
880 acres; past 1230. Soil varies greatly; sand. stone M рану Шао, the worse after the twelve months’ four years’ trial I do nothesitate one moment in saying 
rash, and strong *retentive clays. Rotation, usually the I wil here mention thai «€ ave ged (after| that рден good si ed farms, especially алдар таз, вбе кши 
urse. ` No alteration in the horses employed, the steam- pi opi d scarifying) 315 acres, апі’ pressed with a|  farsup and much more economical than horse pow; 
plough having been et; gs experiment, and rath вату four-wheeled presser 67 acres at the e when d cultivation of soil. The farm 1 occupy is а "Title о over 
supplementary than other Date of purchase of appa- loughing for our Wheat crop; this is а considerable кб «і siis h nearly one-half is arable, being а mixed 
ratus, Feb., 1861. Cost, $40L "Costo faltorations and repa vantage. The raftering is very well done by th er oil, e parts very tenacious. Before І bogas steam 
since purchase: 1861, 72l. 4e. 3d.; 1862, 51. 12s. та, Horse Lem Ж\з the-engine for threshing the corn cultivation, Wwhibh I did four years ago (havi — a partner 
ye of engin he cómpany charged 12s. per acre the farm; and when dry weather, she will| inthe торо. my friend Mr. E. Righton, of Thornton), 
or ploughing, and 9s. for scarifying with the breasts off the es the ноде: apparatus with ber, h іза great boon the imeem f horses kept was 1 from 12 to 15, and the 
plough. In 1861 we had nothing for a dividend; in 1882 we| when busy with our horses. above account perhaps| summer кедщ consisted of 50 acres of fallow, with 10or12 
paid 5 per cent. ; butthen we did no ls account the | - will seem but a small q TA of wo ad inthetime,but| acres of Turnip fallow: Т rough ^t medium of Fo ina 
present value of e „ or I fea Should have| as you willsee we lost the un of 1861, and the best| steam moram d have been а! e ir with Ы 
exhibited a heavy loss. The work has been Thoroughly done, | month меу of M a pe wet every day; and о, al, dosd. fallow, the same being ei in crop or seeds. 
аф an average depth of 8 inches. The effect on the pro-| the јап oroughly cultivated rinde QA ee dg of horses І shall require а еа та until пек ME 
ductiveness of the farm cannot be stated, as only опо opm Were но ав їз, inch came in contact € the wil bo'y, Just deme шй, work three carts. One result of 
tion taken place on the sa d. The value of the ough, and 2 hindrance, being obligad to drive culture I must not forget ion; viz., 
work done was Бечу quite E Kaal rige of the | glow, or the f skives and shares would have bee etn ya we obtain over horse culture. I find the land 
сові, орта including labour, oil, water- | со ble; therefore did not exceed 4 ас у, 1: е.,| that is steam-worked lies much sound uture òpera- 
cart. — was the account for 1801-2 :— including all hindrances and removals ; but now on working | tions, із more impressible and yielding to the drill, &c., and 
the land а second. tim. t difficulty is overcome, and w ismuch readier cleaned. With these few remarks I must 
dp nx can now get over from 55 to Тасгев рег day. Perhaps you wi to add that the steam tackle I ат speaki not 
1861. Led pem] i % 6 | 1861. Labour .. 102 0 24| thinkthe price I have mentioned for water-cartage rather employed upon my farm one-fourth of its workiug ti as 
1862. 4 0 quet soté: бой high; vet: we are badly situa ted for "ana emi are obliged weletitout on hire when not employing it ourselvi 
ML 812 6 sometimes to haul it up steep hills, requiring two horses, venture to say, without fear or — е, that no 
& 19 and I believe it costs us from 18. to 1s. 04. get aoro e in water. person having tried steam culture p а large farm 
1862. Labour 6 5 104 | 18, Ww. Е. BETHELL, Rise, near ane Farms: arable, 540 | Would ever be induced to farm such land. wi hout this 
Bills 5112 : acres; pasture, 220. Soil: chiefly strong and y үмер оте p of e erba 
Ваа cont. " m oam. mber of horses ХЕ. employed, 24; employed | 21. eX ens mm Swindon.—Farm : arable, 
B ои ,24; I e m ira ix, but they are used for 1 ; rg Soil, — Number of 
£5 0 эү er рог at Date of purchase of apparatus, Hordes Horti СТУ, 30, : x? па 20 o: mployed now, 
jer 1562; cost "9581. 158. Length of rope originally 28 horses. Date of purchase of apparatus, Oot. a Larah 
16. Mr. HENRY Cor she, near Overton.—Farm : arable,| bought, 800 "yards. Cost of alteration: repair: z ды originally Bought = wen Cost of alteratio: 
477 acres ; pastoro, 7 Soil, ehalk. e at eue since purchase, trifling. Horse-power of engin. Dail purchase, 2401. a 17 кэт "i ily 
Number of horses formerly employed, vmployed wages ineer, 4s. 6d.; ploughman, 38. ; anchormar маг 1 n Мае Water-cart a дау, d. 
дом; 6. engin puro! арал of ppparatus ваб, ib Я Aes TP s tota 18s. 6d. um ed Coal, 11 cwt., costing 19s. а thi жоон; Cultivated 
сові signs ае ught, yards; - у, 53. дё. з. 64, nearly 1000 ty е before told you I 
bog eo No alter Trai Ni › ground. Ploughing ап and digging m the we ag work well and at tho 
tad IPS Pes я than 
diete MINER REIS Isi, per day; Dom о! aer , 
No. |Р f Engine| A Grubl рї оГ Work.| Days at Worl Wages Paid, Coals. Oil. Repairs. 
£g rd £ s.d. 6.8. d. £s. d. 
10 1075 6to8 11 133 8 0 89 2 0 510 0 t, 
10 240 к, 4 40 8 6 1010 0 2920 8 17 10 ? 
8 170 E 2 15 12. 0 912 0 100 zs 
10 161 » E, 38 710 900 1:80 10 * 
8 591 508 T! E m m :. 
8 527 509 8 68 0 3910 6 410 0 515 0 
10 100 5406 1 1010 0 500- LRL LN 
10 328 6 5 35 0 0 1710 0 100 10 0 0 
12 37 608 i 314 6 200 04 0 0786 * 
1 ‚8 176 5to6 83 . 5319 0 914 0 210 0 13 0 0 
1 10 212 Sum 52 33 16 0 2119 0 PUT. 0 0 
1 10 58 p^ 14 1212 8 5.00 15 0 0 2:050 
1: 10 174 өэ 35: 28 17 6 15 8 0 115 0 900 4 
1 8 95 Ж. 1 1310 0 25610 i. ds f 
P 1 8 408 4 to 10 5 n? ^ v. 2 
16 ew 162 d 18 e "m - z 
1. Mr. ЕЁвАхсїз SowERBY, Aylesby, near Great msby.— | 1858;'245 in 1859; 127 in 1860; 153 in 1861 (wet summers) ; Number of horses formerly employed, 20; employed now, 16 
Farm: ccm 600 acres; pasture, 300. Soil ашу. strong, 940 in 1802. The 'effect of the application of steam to the| Apparatus bought Sept. 12, ^ Cost, d 178. 0 
clay ber c 4-course. Horses formerly em. cultivation of clay land is, that the work is better d and of тора ram tough. ks "m boaght si: 
DEL еей Emplo yed now, about "s ratus | of grea portance more of it is done whil 
bought Sept, 1, cost 5031. 2s., with 8-horse engine, which weather lasts, Inst ing compressed, as 
was exchanged for 10-horse, in August, 1862. Rope origin ally formerly, by the action of the horses' feet, it is now cracke 
pub 1400 yards; bought since, 1400 des igna 1862. by the tines of the cultivator, and the drainage thereby 
No alterations since purchase. Cost ofr e pur. ore effective; while the autumn cultivat 
о co t, as the en ча i A оч Should be acepten Swing arvest so soon as a бе 
ns n M as well as. culti- cleared, goes far to е rop of roots upon land, w -— 
land; but І should say that 10. a-year would c without the aid of stoarn, re would be difficulty and m 
(except the Tope) both for engine and cultivating жоет in taining them. On light 
ear of shares. The first rope did|  cultivatio 
Second. has Ry 100 үз 
Howard, 
1862. 
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averaging 4з. each, and 3 boys, 
boy. Themen work ME ШР; 
ае ost of 
y co of soni, 8 сж". ; 
а about KD eres grub! 
1 1860, kt in DM and 1075 
eland thoroughly 
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get out of rej 
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Млвәнд. -HANLEY, 
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