250 



Thorough- Draining and Subsoil-Ploughing. 



preparatory to subsoil-ploughing, together with the whole expence 

 of the latter in addition. 





Abstract. 





Quantities. 







Amount. 



A. R. p. 



No. 



Yards. 



£. s, d. 



10 1 29 



. 1 . 



8436 , 



69 6 9 



11 2 5 



. 2 . 



7314 . 



47 3 0 



1 0 14 



. 3 . 



3866 . 



27 17 9 



14 1 30 



. 4 . 



7133 



55 1 0 



5 0 0 



. 5 . 



3166 



. 22 14 11 



10 3 37 



. 6 . 



7459 



. 66 11 4 



7 1 0 



. 7 . 



6376 



. 45 9 8 



66 2 35 43750 



334 



4 



5 



Subsoil-ploughing 66 a. 2r. 35 p. ,1 



. 70 



1 



1 



at 21^. per acre . . , . j 







Total . . 



, £404 



5 



6 



Average expence per acre 



. £ 6 



1 



3 



I shall now begin with" No. \, which was in turnips in 1838, 

 and barley sown in the spring of this year : the land was twice 

 ploughed ; the barley sown broadcast ; and the surface perfectly 

 level ; clover sown in the barley. The crop was a good deal 

 lodged, and I am at a loss to estimate the cjuantity, but suppose 

 about 26 bushels per acre, imperial measure. Although this 

 field is a stiff clay subsoil, it is perfectly firm, and is most satis- 

 tory, there being not the least defect. 



No. 2. In barley in 1838, which I estimated at 30 imperial 

 bushels per acre ; and it turned out 29 bushels of the best grain, 

 and 2 bushels of tail. Clover and rye-grass was sown with the 

 barley ; the clover failed, but the rye-grass was a fair crop ; I 

 attribute the failure of the clover to its too soon succeeding a poor 

 ley : the land is now sown with wheat, and is perfectly level and 

 sound. 



No. 3. Barley this year, after turnips ; the crop a good deal 

 lodged, and in consequence it is difficult to estimate the quantity; 

 it is similar to No. 1, and I consider the yield may be about 28 

 imperial bushels per acre. The land was twice ploughed, and 

 the barley sown broadcast, with clover and rye-grass, which is 

 very promising : the land is perfectly level and firm. 



No. 4. This field was worked for, and sown with, turnips. 

 Lime was applied liberally (about 180 bushels per acre), and a 

 tolerable manuring in the drills. The turnips came up well ; 

 and, after the first hoeing, the wire- worm and blaclc grub made 

 sad havoc amongst them ; so much so that, out of 14 acres, I think 



