PROFITS OF BOX-FEEDING. 



293 



£. s. £. s. 



7 Durham bullocks . . . cost 59 10 sold for 136 10 



10 Scotch ditto . . . . „ 100 „ 215 



1 Cow „ 5 5 „ 15 



164 15 366 10 



The above cattle were bought in and resold within six 

 months. They consumed, with the following now in herd, 

 19 acres of turnips, about 14 quarters of linseed, and a 

 few bushels of barley-meal, with several acres of pea-straw, 

 viz., ten small heifers and steers, estimated value above 

 their cost . . . . . , . . 84 



450 10 



Deduct the cost price of the above bullocks and cow . . 164 15 



285 15 



Deduct also for 14 quarters of linseed, mostly grown upon 



the farm, 35/.; and 41. for barley . . . . 39 



Return for turnips and straw ..... £246 15 



or 13/. per acre for the turnips. 



The next item of profit is the manure, to form a just esti- 

 mate of which is impossible. Of course the rent of the land, 

 rates, &c., and expenses for attendance, &c., &c., must be 

 enumerated to show a clear profit. But the utmost allowance 

 that the severest critic could make, would leave a balance un- 

 precedented in favour of the new system. 



Thus much for the profits from the seed of flax. With 

 respect to those from the fibre my experience is equally satis- 

 factory. 



The subjoined letter, just received from my agent at Leeds, 

 affords an account of 28 bales of flax sold during the past few 

 days. The whole was prepared at Trimingham, and, with little 

 exception, grown upon my own farm. The greater portion was 

 defective in colour owing to the water in which it was steeped ; 

 and for the want of experience, much was imperfectly dressed, 

 or the best would, as the merchant stated, have been worth 

 100/. or 120/. per ton. 



