Thorough- Draining and Suhsoil-Plovghing. 347 



remarking upon each number as I proceed, and adding to that 

 abstract what has been done. This I hope will be explicit, and 

 clearly understood. 



I will now commence with what has been lately done, and add 

 the same to the former abstract. 



A. R. P. 



No. 5 . . 4 0 0 » . 3004 yards. The surface and subsoil 

 of this piece vary much ; it is the opposite end of 

 No. 5 in former report: the field altogether is a 

 little more than 12 acres; and the middle part is 

 rocky sound soil : the end now drained is about 

 4 acres; part of it is stiff soil, and a part more free, 

 with a mixture of rocky gravel. The drains are 

 18 feet and 24 feet apart; the stone is got on the 

 ground, and the greatest part wheeled to the drains ; 

 the expense for cutting open, laying the drains, 

 breaking the stone, and filling in, and wheeling the 

 stone thereto, at \^d. per yard 

 Five horses two days carrying stone to distant drains 

 Six horses subsoil-ploughing the above four days, at 21.y. 



£24 9 6 



18 15 6 

 1 10 0 

 4 4 0 



Per acre . £Q 2 6 



The above field was wheat 1839 ; and this part was drained 

 in April, and subsoil-ploughed in May, and worked for turnips, 

 upon which I shall remark in its proper course. 



A. R. P. £. S. d. 



No. 8.. 9 1 14. .7214 yards. The surface and sub- 

 strata of this field vary ; part is a clay loam, and 

 part more porous and gravelly. The drains are 

 21 feet apart. For cutting open, breaking, and 

 laying the stone, &c., at \d. per yard . 30 1 2 



Raising 360 yards of stone, at 8c/. per yard . 12 0 0 



Filling 360 loads, as above, at 1^0?- . . 2 5 0 



Six horses fourteen days carrying the same, at 18^. 12 12 0 



Subsoil-ploughing the above 9 a. 1 r. 14 p., at 21^. 10 0 0 



£66 18 2 



Per acre .£733 



A. R. P. 



No. 9. .8 2 0. .6034 yards. The surface and subsoil 

 in this field vary much; one part is a strong loam, 

 and another part mixed with clay and stone ; the 

 remainder of the field a dry, sound, rocky gravel. 



