THRESHING. 



formed at the fame time, which greatly leffens the cxpcnces 

 of executing tlie work. 



In threfhing with a powerful improved machine belonging 

 to Mr. Harbottle, on the Riminham farm in Berklhire, 

 according to the writer of the Agricultural Report of that 

 diftridl, the corapiu-ative calculations of expence and faving 

 ftand as below. 



EJl'imate for Wheal. 



A man to feed the machine with fheavos, at \ 



per day - - - - - . 



A woman to throw up the (heaves into the 



flicaf-lhclf, at per day 

 A girl or boy to hand and unbind the (heaves 



to the man who feeds, at the fame 

 A man to riddle or fift the corn from cockles, 



or fmall chaff, at - - - 



A woman to affid him . - . - 



Two men to remove the draw, and to make") 



it up into bundles, at Zs. (>d. - 3 



A boy to drive the horfes, and attend to their! 



paces, at - - - - - J 



In all eight perfons . - - - 



Four horfes, at "js. 6d. per day, a liberal 1 



allowance ----- j 



Expence of thrediing zoqrs. which is done") 



in the day of labours - - j 



Ditto by the flail, at 3^. 6t/. per quarter, 



fuppofing a man can threfh a quarter in 



the day, which is too much 

 Savmg by the machine in 2oqrs. 

 Or by the quarter . - - - 



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EJlimatefor Barley. 



Two men to feed and loofe bands, at is. 6d. 

 Two women to pitch up and fupply machine,! 



at SJ. each - . - . j 



Two women to riddle, at 8d. - . - 

 Two men to remove ftraw, at 2s. 6d., and|^ 



one boy ditto, at u. 6d. - - S 



One boy to drive . - . . - 



In all nine perfons - . . - 



Pour horfes, at -js. 6d. each . - . 



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labourers, the fai-mer (inding horfes. By this method, in 

 York (hire, the work cods for wheat is. the quarter, and 

 oats ()d. And in Northumberland they make ufe of a 

 machine, wiiich threflies at the rate of 33 bufliels/ifr hour, 

 or 264 in the day of eight hours. In this machine, the ex- 

 pcnces in the attendance of the threlhing and drefling parts 

 of it being menly that of three women ; one to feed in, 

 another to hand the flieaves to the feeder, and a third to 

 take away and riddle the corn after it is winnowed ; confe- 

 quently the threfliing and drelTrng the above number of bufliels 

 oidy coils \s. 6d., while the thrclhing the fame quantity by 

 the flail would be ^Vth P^rt, or lo^bufhels, which at 2s. 

 the bufliel is Zls. ; to which mull be added 2s. for the ex- 

 pence of a man and two women to affid in winnowing, 

 which makes in all 23;-. 



But in the Agricultural Survey of the County of Nor- 

 folk, there is an account of the expence of thre(hing with the 

 machine in comparifon with that of the flail, which furniflies 

 a very different refult. The machine was built by a perfon 

 from Leith in Scotland, for Mr. Bevan, and cod 100/. ; and' 

 drongly diews, it is thought, that bad machines arc worfe 

 than the old method of the flail. 



Ufual price by the flail, 2s. 2d. per quarter, 



30 qrs. the quantity done in the day of 



12 hours . - - - - 



Saving on the above quantity - . - 



Or by the quarter - - - - - 



EJthnate for Oats. 



Nine perfons employed, as for barley, andl 



the fame number of horfes - - 3 



Ufual price by the flail 2j. /icr quarter, on' 



40 qrs., the quantity done in the day of 



1 2 hours . - . - 



Saving on the above quantity 

 Or by the quarter . - - - 



It fhould be noticed, that thefe calculations arc made 

 fully to the highed, which is fo much the more in favour 

 of the machine. 



In fome of the northern diftrifts, the execution of this 

 fort of bulinefs by the machine is fometimee undertaken by 



Threjhing by Means of the Flail. 



Forty coombs of barley, at -jd. come to 

 To drelfing of ditto 



Fifty coombs of oats, at 6d. 

 Drelfing ditto, at is. per fcore 



Forty coombs of rye, at gd. 

 Drelfing ditto, at ij./ifr fcore 



Forty coombs of wheat, at is. 

 Dreffing ditto . - - 



Threjhing by the Machine. 



Forty coombs of barley take eight horfes, at! 



2s. Gd. 3 



Ten men, at is. 6d. each - . - 

 To dreffing ditto, five men one day 



Thus barley cods more by 17/. 2d. 



Fifty coombs of oats take eight horfes, at | 



2s.6d. 1 



Ten men, at is. Gd. each . - - - 



To dreffing ditto - . - . - 



Thus oats cod more by i^s. 



Forty coombs of rye take eight horfes, at 1 



2S. Gd. J 



Ten men, at is, Gd. each - - . - 

 To five ditto, at is. Gd. one day dreffing 



Thus rye cods more by los. Gd. 



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