444 THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. [Max 9, 1863, 
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at intervals around By having 9 inches of the е top yof һе 13, Мг. W. SIMMON Ds, Wanborough,fnear Guildfo rd. —Farm: 
and if he has one he would find Ashley's, of Louth, Lincoln- 
Shire, apparatus, а n "e ера He is licensed by 
Mr. Smith, of Woolston ; the cost is 1801. cash, at Louth. 
б. Mr. Taos. типтен Fenstanton, near St. Ives, Tun 
Shire.—Farm: arable, 600-acres, еу heavy lan 
cultiva! om 5 to 8 or 9 inches deep. The engine and 
pparatus is in good wo; Hed, and does not seem to be 
materially injured. 
7. Mr.!JogN WniTE, Zeals Farm, Wilts,—Farm: 
arable, 470 acres; pasture, 300 2 "Soil, sandy loam. 
Cropping adeptes, 4-course system. Nu ber А! һогзев 
oyed 18, now 18; formerly 8 oxen, now put 
own. of purchase of appara: tus, August 1, 1862, 
cost 5401. Length of rope prem a OR 1600 yards ; 
none bought since. No altera repairs вїйс 
purchase. Horse power of engine, 102 "Daily wages :— 
DEUM Wm: TOL ТЫЫ d 
water Sant a dà 18. 64.; Ша ; in 158 Cost of 
К of land being 
uen г ei. (nx what I bave seen, I am perfectly 
an I now estimate steam engine and] apparatus 
ury.—Farm 
t clay, sol 
Hors s emplo: € now,6. Apparatus bought 
mires 1859; cost 243, ^ Length of we originally 
iw. 1400 yards ; bought since, сы rm Ке 
is hase, а] Hors 
ба, 
ык b 
à t 2s, 1 a 95. 
Coal, 8 to 10 ent; costing 164. рег ton. Grubbed 260 acres 
іп 1860; 332 in 1861; 325 in 1862. The general depth of the 
has been about 6 in f бле 
the 
though I Тате uos kepta аыл. of anyth except 
the quantity of eed Mesa but have put the bee Ur days 
ind a expenses er than under the mark, 
9. Mr. Jons Ta Tarbert Park Ross-shire.— 
Farm: arable, 164 acres; pasture, 30. Soil, t sandy loam. 
urse, or 2 — 
1 year jim and Potatoes, 1 y arle rÉ -— Wheat. 
Numbe horses formerly pos "е: "nd d Appa- 
ratus bought 100, ice 4 Ge 14s. 6d. Length hes rope origi- 
nally bought. 1400. yards omn i e. eri tions since 
ase, ва. R аана е d. Engin 
rse 
uarters per 
after the steam plo zh tiam that ploughed with horses, all 
"Duas e jüst finished a к 24 acres, 
which І see by your paper I cannot enter, you want 
know the number of acres done in 1862. Оа? ploughi isa 
three-furrow one, and we just plough 1 two 
ai я 
е uire a 
information in future I will keep an exact pi ei € of tho 
removals. Iwill now try d explain Tos I do with so few 
ur тес 
eight wooden vC И Teet long 10 inches square, and 
fixed them thus. (A plan showing field. with ровы, statione ned 
it. { 
post round, Me cie is а тга to slip on Ње top of the arable, 520 acres ; uere, 56; wood, waste, roads, &е, , 9). { 
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st, a nds of the chai: оц may go on for a| Soil: a chalk hill, loam resting cha! lk, and heavy]; 
шуа, "pes en but when the dis are WIO up up resting upon lay, Y а p gs portion "very stp. dum 
Jass пт the ring off No. 1 post and put it on No. 2, an: altogethera heavy working Rotation 4-course, asnearlyag — 
men that attend the plo h and чы circu ces в ill permi umber of hors fon 
made the posts wh steam is merly employed 13 ; now 11 : but the acreage b f 
rters 
an that d , Mic 
in mak ghe pcm and keeping right the porters or rollers. m . N.B. One extra man in addition E permanent staf 
You m I did not plough more with ә оа only. App: 8 bought April 8, 1862 ost ө ану 
ing the great advant eriv c q 
ст Чаа, an T пате done, seeing th gn test it fairly with| Со.) Rope originally bought, 1400 yards; попе 
horse m AR үзе before Т adopt it altogether Our climate is since. No alterations since purchase. Repairs вїпсер 
е — Жез h I М ad 2 quarters of Oats more to the| 6l., not including shar expense arising 
anda e bly аит сгор p of Turnips, still the| entirely from broken anchors, caused by the stubbom 
sedem sight! have something todo me E nature of the subsoil, broken in the d in. Hi 
10. — Warwicks! Me — Farm: arab pastu power of engine, 10, double cylinder. aily 
140 il: heavy adhesive n oh grav, ы геш 15з. 6d. per day, without water-cart; engineer, 3s, 
ard after rain, lying b between lias and n windlass , 28. ôd., ploughman, 2s. 6d., 2 anchor 
formation Number of ho ; Te ;| 2s. 64, each, 2 porter boys, 1s. each. cart, 45, Coal, 
now, 15; to be reduced to 10 or ll this pparatus| a-day, costing 22s, а ton. The tillage has been огош аш]. 
bought, ' Jan 1861. costing 267L; engine valu 2401. eme and be low any previous cultivation, wn 
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th of rope origi - r some ex i 1 
500 yards, Acn 1563. Alterations since purchase, 374. 8з., bound and flinty nature of the subsoil The engine is wel 
including 294. 8s. for new rope, and 70. 10s. for rope port ers up to its work, and the apparatus has stood its work w. 
&c. Repairs sincə purchase, abont 2001, Н er of An 8-horse power le cylinder engine ld n Me. 
engipe, 8; Clayton, Shuttleworth & Co.'s. à — farm ; of that I am satisfied, I find 4 огу 
engineer, 3s. 64. ; 4 men, at ls. 104. or 2s ; and 1 lad, ls. тез per day about the average when going deep with {Һе — 
Water-cart, 4s. 6d. а day, not always required; three men, Turo об, mplement. Too early to form an opinion тү 
1з. 104., to carry water, - average, 3s. 6d.; coal about | the probable increased production of the farm; but a MB 3 
8 owt. - day. at l4s. a тез Grubbed, 300 acres in 1861; 988 | siderable increase confidently anticipated, Diminished - 
acres in 1862. А ter depth than from 5 to 6 inches can ventis of seed corn ; superior quality, kt 9 of crop from - 
rarely po obtained on first — up, and from 2 03 eep tll ау | early Ж wing. The roots w re very god, _ 
inches more for each subsequen раа ма у be gained if| and һе ooking w m d 
desired. The effect upon proton 'uetiven: of lan x s not so ri s wh. —PFarm : arable, Bü 
far been veryfmarked, either for or rre and tear pov т А-ы с red soil оп the chalk, Mira with hs 
upon engine and windlass is vore Might, bat ro горе has| and some rough flints ; part light chalk — Li 
suffered chiefly from working m; Sebbene fields, which part stiff ploughing Жл Rotati РТ та the 
were very gravelly. dg porters a am Eu. чн worsefor| part 4-course course, 2 y um 
wear, but I think j t.per ani mple pr rovision | seeds, Oats, > nm forme A ,Smployed, 12 to 14; 
for deterioration, Ihon m 107 ^ s for neighb pab Wei 12 to 14. Apparatus bought April, „1801; » eost 
ing at 9з. an acre, employer finding coal and w You| Rope originally bought, 1400 в; edo 
will see by this account that the expenses MI St sm сын No alterations nor repairs since Purchage 
tion for last year were heavy, partly owing to the we 1 i 
cM allowing of зэ atei ape ge done and ert much 9s 
vai 
- т zhbour's fie lds, hich w were very gravelly, of 3t irregular 
a: and erm ау high-backed 
ms directions ; Paca caused such bina of Topo t [^ it 
—- constantly 1 breaki ing near the cultivator pss sing 
much d and the necessity of turning the ed for 
end, and the addition of 500. yards of an ext. Чакан 
АП these circumstances of course much hindered our 
саре that we more than 3 acres а was 
3 acres а da; the ps x 
ve gen educted 10 per cent. for wear and tear, ira 
e only Worked 63 days in the year this will in al! pro 
bility prove too much. 201. should be deducted уеаг1 ip e 2 
in threshing; sowing, &c. 4 eputdownthewages| just at the moment when Smith and Н. quarrelled. Ihave _ 
of engine i: 
day wage here, but in truth the work on our own 
farm е, Ae the men at 1s. 104. per acre, with the 3-tine eire Ы: 3-38 s пете быды e. Ts. per day 
cultivator, and 1з. 3d. per acre with the 5-tined eultivator, 15. Mr Ї 
exclusive of engineer and waterman. o horse-power has .Gro. ARMSTRONG, Graffham, near St. Neots.—Farm: | 
- mot been hitherto reduced, owing to the desire to clean the | afable, 605 acres; pasti 152 acres. Вой: clay; або | 
` land, which the last three years tended to render very —— ч : Pe sai shift generally; P 
1 . my 1 
M €—— number to 10 orll very —Àà stus bought I9: or "M w won : 
1. Мт. Јону S. CRAWLEY, arable, 107 yards; AT ght since, 1400 yards їп 1050; ащ | 
yards in — $d rope nearly worn out. Hors gi 
cropping, five-course. Number of horses formerly em tns ed, | engine, 8. Daily wages: 1 engineman, 2s. 6d. ; 5 à 
927 -—1 17. Apparatus bought July 1 2s. ; Ier out bore 1з. TUN to! y. ў 
Rope originally Жаы. 1200 yards; bought since, 1400, acres in 1858: 718 acres in 1859; 433 acres in 1800; 7 
Sept. 286 Т. Horse-po " е 5 1 g wages, 13s. ibbing, and 23 acres ploughing їп 1861 ; са acres їп 1802. _ 
., engine-driver, 2s. 6d. ; ploughman, 1s. 10d. ; 2 lads for pth from 4 to 10 inches; with regard to the be о йш | 
тор ро at 18. 3d., 9з. 6d. ; 2 anchor- 1s. 10d., 38. 8d.; I would not be without it fi ble the A 
2 boys, 9d., 1s. 6d. ; beer, 1з, "Water 4з. 8} cwt. | 16. Мт. онн Wyarr Davy, Wootton.—Farm: “э a 
а дау; 20s. à ton.. Average depth 9 inches; steam cultiva- | . acres; pasture, 10 Soil: wold land. Rotation of 
tion combined with draining has ERN the yield of the cropping adopted : 4-course shift been adopted for 40 
soil and improved the quality o he cost t do not sow seeds or Turnips ; sabatitite- Tares 
above represents the Leg е Chandler % Балое set, butthe otatoes ; have no sheep ; move the land twice a year, sprin 
plough was found noi to and Smith's cultivator and autumn, when I can. Number of horses now as fo 
ко merly. 6. Apparatus bought in 1861; cost, 1801. Leng 
car Burford, т атт ES acres; of rope originally bought, 700 fathoms; попе bough 
Boll: e- brash. since. No alterations nor repairs since purchase. 
E four- field. Ndniber ‹ of jure: pimay оона hire а 1l0-horse engine, at 15s. а day, aud they find oil 
17, апа 4 oxen; now 10 horses. Apparatus md October Daily h wages : 2 anchormen, 2з. 3d.; 2 boys, 6d.; 1 man 
1862; duet th 10-horse engine, 5301. S 00 yards, n. oil, 2s. 6d.; 1 windlass man, 2s. 6d.; lto lead water and - 
bought sin No alterations or "repairs, D. PUR - engin o other odd Xm. Water-cart, 3s., including man. Я 
man, who: dio d ttends to eee d - а poughman, 25. EA - iane дэн 10 ог - acres per day. Broke the wire rope once . 
two anchor-men, 9з. each, 4з. Јад, 1з.ба.; total, from the windlass man ет the ro nm get in cogs, — 
A Water- mE» 13s. [8d. ; Re Sev, heavyl work, 10 cwt. but splicing it only detained half an ; made д 
Ee., ual 11. 12s. 8d., are made up joint of it so that we could not find it. M have done nae 
aton. The wages, 
et. ген men, SL ls. Sd.; water-cart, 2l. 12s. 24.;| 20acres in a * day; day reckon it far better than ploughing. 
to 
оюуна te tackle, 4 18s. 104. ; юш, 12. 12s. 84. Having the 
dere mm ctober, 1882, can not say as to its effect on | [Weh 1 азза 
Engine and à ipparatus still good, | Mr. Smith, p 
HOWARD'S CULTIVATOR. 
Acres Cultivated. | Depth. | Number of Days Work. | ^ Wages. | 
е Р AS Seite : abc Inches, c ‹ Че О Der ыр Б x Ж 
10 508* 12 тт : 
; ; - х а. un Hi 
284 T. 
i 8 399 z ks En $ ^ 
а 8 466 ў 103 65 4 8 
2-9 Josi osgPH BAYLEY, d te 
reni ri Ee RE 
m; а тору 4 Yos е 
CIN paratus Yaris nine 
il, азу бура оса 
у; cropping, 4-course 
orses fo s more land employed, "97; 7-5 23; but 
Аррагај 
3s. ; coal, 10 суі. a-day, аё 16s. per ton. Grubbed 206 acres 
twice over in 1861. , : 
3. Mr. J. HENDERSON, The аси Sandwich.—Farm.: 
t Wheat, опе- and Oats, one-third 
Clover, Beans, roots. n сие, 
10, апа опе ог с odd; a other me o| sand. ly 
som work, at o е employed oxen. А: 
in the онна DDR ught S inre 1861, 4 E; Шу bought, 1400 
2001.; rope Y DA n yards, Ша в bough sinco: yards, Sept. 25, 1862, o dt 
alterations since purchase, 4 ot exceedin : since purchase, about 5l. 10s. ; horse-power of 
altogether; engine, 8-horse pode "Wi: five e : engine-man, 3s., windlass ditto, 
-are paid 2s. 64. per acre; water cart, 3s, 2d. :48., ploughman, 2s, three porter 
water cart boysls. per acre in usual ра; pee coal, 10 ст. ai Ше, 
the men receive 3s. for each remove from fiel dragged 75 
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