324 PFea?- and Tear of Agricultural Steam-Enrjines. 
costs of steam-power, whether used for threshing — which is more 
especially considered here — or for cultivation. 
Repair of Portable Erujines. 
A 5-horse-power portable steam-engine, belonging to tlie Right 
Hon. the Earl of Stradbroke, of Henliam Hall, Suffolk, which was. 
used to do the work of the home farm, including threshing and 
grinding corn, and cutting chaff for a large stud of horses, and 
for farm stock, cost for repairs as follows : — 
1852. 
April 17th. Cost of 5-liorse-power engine, 180?. 
1853. £. s. d. £. s. d. 
Scpt.29tli. Material 0 2 3 
Oct. 28tli. Fire-bars 1 13 4 
1 15 7 
1854. 
March. Gauge-glass and grummets 0 4 9 
June 19th. Ditto 0 0 6 
August. Gun-metai bearing for crank-shaft .. 3 10 0 
November. Fire-bars Ill 2 
„ Back 0 10 2 
G 2 7 
1855. 
February. Water-gauge and glass, niul grummets 0 5 9 
March. Kepairs .. .. \. .. .. .. 10 17 9 
„ Fire-bars .. .. 0 11 4 
11 14 10 
1856. 
September. An accident. 
New smoke-funnel, brasses throughout, 
new crank, governors repaired .. 26 0 0 
„ A cast back .'. 0 9 11 
„ Flue-brushes 0 6 0 
26 15 11 
1858. 
[March. Repairs and bars 30 15 0 
Total cost of repairs in .six years .. .. £57 3 11 
Average, 91. lO.s. 8d. 
But it must be further stated that in the following year the 
engine required a new fire-box and extensive repairs. 
An 8-horse power portable steam-engine, belonging to Mr. E. 
Cottingham, Dunningworth Hall, Suffolk, gave this result : — 
1858. 
December. Cost of 8-horse-power engine, 235/. 
1859. £. s. d- £■ s. d. 
February. Fire-bars 10 0 
Nov. 12th. Flue-brushes •.. 0 6 0 
„ Water-gauge glasses 0 14 0 
December. Adjusting brasses 0 19 6 
2 19 11 
Carried forward .. .. £2 19 11 
