2S4
ON THE RURAL ECONOMY
Brought forward,
L.615
0
0
* 2 weeding ploughs or scufflers,
5
0
0
5 pair of harrows, and two pair grass-seed ditto,
17
10
0
1 pair of brake ditto, - -
5
5
0
1 roller, - -
5
5
0
1 double-drill turnip-barrow, - -
S
8
0
5 box-carts at L. 15, and 5 corn ditto at L. 4, 4 s.
96
0
0
Barrows, forks, graips, &c.
5
0
0
Corn-bags, weights and measures, hand-lioes, riddles
and other barn-looms, scythes and rakes,
20
0
0
Threshing-mill and fanners,
17 0
0
0
Lime, 30 bolls, (180 bushels) per acre, at 2 s. 6 d.
per boll, hence L. 3, 15 s. x 300,
1125
0
0
Stock for 300 acres, -
L.2072
8
0
for 60 acres,
414
9
7
for one acre,
6
18
2
Tor this sum, an annuity of 10 per cent, is chargeable as in
the
former account, that is,
for 300 acres,
L. 207
4
9h
for 60 acres,
41
8
Hi
for one acre,
0
13
91
2. Annual Charges.
1 Grieve, or upper servant,
L, 40
0
0
5 ploughmen at L. 35,
175
0
0
1 labourer, -
30
0
0
Hoeing 75 acres of turnips, 8 s.
30
0
0
Carry forward,
L. 275
0
0
* If one double-mould drill-plough, to which circular coulters may be addedoccasionally, is employed in place of these, tire cost will be nearly the same; butif two are required, as will generally be the case for so large a portion of turnipSjthe sum charged should be doubled.