100 
REPORT—1847. 
Whenerer the members required article* not sold at their store, they could ei- 
ehanpethe labour notes for cash by application to the Treasurer. But no amiitg, 
drinking of spirits or gambling were allowed by the rules of the Sociely. The Dum¬ 
ber of adult persons selected for the experiment in the first instance wss 40; coo- 
■Uting of 21 single men, 7 married coupics=14, and 5 single females. Thcmoibef 
was too small to cultivate 326 acres, aaci some additional members vrere thereSm 
highly requisite; but during the first few weeks no (lerson would offer to becoH* 
niemhef of ilie‘‘new system,” as they emphatically termed the Society. Howw.i 
short space of time was sufficient to inditce numbers to seek admissinn. By tlwrob 
no person could be adraitced without the approval of the president, nnr couldk 
force one upon the tiicmhers against their will as expressed by the ballot. TbeybJ 
^»o the power, after a new member had lived among them fora week, torejetth* 
by ballot, if he did not promote the interests of the Society. This wss follosei is 
•uuie cote* with beneficial results. 
To produce the quantity of produce stipulated for a» rent charge it wm necensy 
to cultivate 
£ t. i 
40 acres of wheat, at 8 barrels per acre=:320 barrels at 30». 480 0 0 
20 acres of barley, at 12 barrels per acre=S40 barrels at 13f. 4d.... 160 0 0 
10 acres of oats, at 5 barrels per acre=50 barrels at 8#.. 20 0 0 
and to raise 
12 fat beasts of 6 cwt. eacli =72 cwt.. at 40s. per cwt 
20 ••— 1 . — - , .. f 
144 0 0 
pigs of IJ cwt. e:ich=30 cwt., at 40#, per cwt. 
10 cwt. of butter, at 80#. per cwt... 40 0 0 
!I04 0 0 
Also 40 acres of potatoes for the nieinbers and stock, and land tilled for iswp*’ 
votcliM, rye grass, mangel-wurzel, &c. 
1832 there were 50 members, and admission was earnestly(leweJw 
the conifortable circumstances of the ntembers, wliich were superior to 
inosc ofeven the furmers of the neighbourhood. The wages of the members «e« 
' t. for absence from workSecrewry, superintenJ- 
i!'/®' ‘^“’■Pe»ter, store-keqier and smith, 8#. each per week. Curpentei^^ 
men ‘ gardener, butcher and mason, 6#. each per week Pl^^ 
week Titf 1 v*^*^*^Agricultural labourers, 4#., and women, 2#-6d. eacli 
it «.«. f ihe youths under 17 was not entered into the labouMheet,but 
II was tuiinii nir>po ft,...._• _. I . .. ... , 
it Wfl. r A -V 1/ -- 
equivalent to the expense of their support and education- 
I day of the labour performed by eachaou 
— ....... uuuivaicnt to tne 
close of each uay oi tne lanoui 
mtn the labour-sheet alluded to above. 
Kn..n;fi..,i - ”i ■ 7 "^'* »aDour-sneet aiimied to above. Each amwintmentwu 
This Iflhnnr p ' f whether on the farm, for the family, or for ipnproTeoenK 
for he wppk The sums appearing diereia 
tor the week eudmg 14th January 1832, were- 
t. T, £ t. d. 
cor barm...... 7 4 2 
Family.0 15 8 
M Improvements. 2 4 4 
4 2 
th provisions were paid for at the store, and rent p«d dwj 
ter m Milk, 205 quarts=lfo. 
Tot»i; l''”ornit^'' 
wort- taken infants, children, yonths and adult member*- 
hd)oiir of wnm^n private as best suited the convenience of each f*'*®'' , l .. 
‘»'c clcanlS^?f ^"‘^rease of the Society’s 
from the dweIlinL^"^*'^p the washing and cookinc being perfoi™^*^ 
cioMon had r3 • ^®"‘S taken care of in "the schools. Tbe A^ 
'vns satisfied-wfih { during the second year of its existence. ”1^® *,I!f„rts. 
Tljcir minjber liaJ • produce, and the members had increased gj, 
‘‘tuber had increased to 81; and the consumption of the week coamgCd) 
