General Specification, ^c. 



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£. s. d. 



1 Garret's Drill, 5 feet . . . . . 20 0 0 



1 Horse Hoe . . . . . . 15 0 0 



1 Presser with 3 Rollers (two Pressers often required) . 8 0 0 

 1 Grass-Sowing Machine . . . .800 



1 Ditto Frame . . . . . .10 0 



1 Horse Rake . . . . . .700 



1 Hay-making Machine . . . . 15 15 0 



1 Liquid Manure Cart ..... 



1 Chaff-Cutter (Corne's) . . . . 14 0 0 



1 Turnip-Cutter (Gardiner's double action) . . 6 0 0 



(Moodie's Turnip-Cutter also useful, 41. 10s. ) 

 1 Cake-Bruiser (Hornsby and Son) 



1 Straw Rope Machine . . . ..100 



Norwegian Harrow also useful m some cases, CroskilTs, 

 131 10s. 



1 Root-Washer, Croskill's . , . .500 



Small Implements. 

 Bushel Measure, 15s. ; Straw Forks, 2s. ; Dung Forks, 45. ; Shovels, 

 4s. ; Scythes, 6 inches, 2s. 6d. ; Hoes, Is. 6d. ; Biddies, 5s. ; Sacks, 2s. ; 

 Rope, 3s. 6d. ; Mouth Bags, 4s. ; Sheep Net, 2d. per yard. 



General Specification of the various Works to he executed in 

 building arid completely finishing a Farm- Steading, Farm- 

 House, and Cottar- House on the Estate of the Right Hon. Lord 

 Kinnaird, 1850. 



Mason-work, ^c. — The whole area of the buildings shall be ex- 

 cavated to the respective levels shown on the plans and sections, 

 and the wall-tracks to any greater depth requisite for obtaining 

 a solid foundation for the masonry. These excavcitions, together 

 with that arising from the drains and manure-tank, together with 

 the rubbish which may accumulate during the course of the ope- 

 rations, shall be removed by the contractor. 



The foundations shall be executed with the largest-sized ruble 

 stones, and forming a 6 -inch scarcement on each side of the walls, 

 and properly bedded in lime mortar. 



The whole exterior and interior stone walls, excepting those of 

 farm-house, will be formed exactly as shown on plans, sections, 

 and elevations, and built with the l)est thorough band ruble, hav- 

 ing the requisite headers, and all to be neatly dressed and level 

 on the beds, bedded and packed solid with the best lime mortar. 

 The walls of farm-house shall be executed with the best hammer- 

 dressed, squared ruble, and the whole of the above work will 

 be neatly pointed on the outside, and drawn in with the edge of 

 the trowel with fine lime mortar. 



All the inside pillars and scuntions shall be formed with ham- 

 mer-dressed stone, neatly squared, and level on the beds. 



The whole of the door and window rybats, cills, and lintels, 

 and external corners, throughout the main buildings, together with 



