of turnips in Northumberland or Durham is often sold from eight to ten guineas, to be eaten off the ground. The cost of cleaning drilled turnips much exceeds the broadcast, yet I have no doubt whatever, the weight will amply compensate for the expence, and put the land in much superior condition for future crops; and, when the drill husbandry is properly attended to, will greatly exceed the general estimate of fifteen tons per acre. I shall endeavour to ascertain this fact against another year. The resulting profit upon the milk falls short of what I expected, and what I am confident it might and ought to have been, under proper management. It is sufficient, however, to encourage the, hopes at first entertained, of the practicability of the measure, and to determine me to proceed with the experiment. Some facts which have since come to my knowledge, have proved I was justified in the opinions I enter tained, that the profits ought to have been much larger. With the experience I have gained, I have no doubt I shall exhibit a very different result of profits in the next year's trial. Value of the Green Crop, upon a supposition of its being sold to the cow-keeper. Twenty-two acres of green crop, at 10. per acre S. Estimate of expense attending the raising of each green crop, with cleaning, &c. Four acres of cabbages, at 121. per acre Two acres of Swedish tur nips, at 57. per acre Six of common red turnips, at 41. per acre One of kohlrabi Nine of cole seed, at 31. 10s. S. 48 0 10 O 24 5 0 per acre 31 10 118 10 Gain on the crops 101 10 The improvements in the land and value of succeeding crops is supposed to be adequate to the rent and taxes. Value of the land, 40s. per acre. Poor cess, under 1s. 6d. in the pound. Expense of feeding Twenty-two Milch-cows for 200 days. Each acre is supposed to produce 15 tons, or 2400 stones. Allowing four stones of green food, to each cow per day, for 200 days, would require seven acres. Seven acres of green food, at 10l. per £ acre Four pound of oil-cake each, for 22 milch s. d. Attendance, at 40s. per head Interest on capital, valuing each beast at 131., 8; expense of purchase, 3s., 31. 6s. Risk and loss by resale, after the rate of 293 3 4 Had the cows been tolerably well managed, the profits would have been double at least. Money received for the Produce of twenty-two Milch cows for 200 Days. By milk, butter, and calves sold Two calves reared with milk Supplying five persons in farm-house, at one quart each per day 600 carts of manure, at 1s. 6d. L S. d. 224 0 0 Oil-cake is too costly to be given with advantage, except to cows in full milk. The eight spring calvers so fed, at a cost of 261 13s. 4d. gave so trifling a quantity of milk, that three parts of this expense might have been saved, and the profits would then have been above 60l. Six calves were lost, which was a further deduction of 121. It will appear obvious, from the sum charged for rearing two calves, that breeding cannot be attempted with a view to profit, where milk can be sold at 2d. per quart, wine measure. Expense of feeding Stock upon fifteen Acres of Green Food. Estimated cost of 15 acres of green food, £ S. d. at 10l. per acre Eight three-years old heifers intended for breeding, fed with oil-cake, 4 lb. per day each Three cows fattening, 7 lb. ditto per day each Carting turnips to the above, and wintering stock Interest on value of the above estimated at 4001., expense of purchasing included Gain upon stock 26 13 4 16 13 4 28 15 6 12 11 0 86 16 10 321 10 0 Manure 1 Manure from feeding with oil-cake is of double the value of common cow-dung. Gain upon sale of the Stock on 200 Days' feeding. d. Three cows fed 200 days, cleared 137. £ S. each; cost of feeding 10l.; profit 31. 39 0 0 Twenty wintering Highland heifers, cleared 31. 10s. each; cost of feeding 1. 10s. profit 21. Fifteen fat ditto killed in six months, cleared 41. each; cost of feeding 17. 10s.; profit 21. 10s. Sixty sheep, cleared 10s. each; cost of feeding 6s; profit 4s. Eight three-years old heifers, fed equal to milch cows, supposed to make an advance of 107.; feeding 71.; profit 31. · One bull, feeding 101. supposed advance 51. 70 0 0 60 0 0 30 0 0 80 0 0 15 0 0 300 carts of manure, at 1s. 6d. per cart Half an acre of Swedish turnips for horses 22 10 0 5 0 0 321 10 0 The feeding stock, after the rate of the three-years old heifers, can never answer at the common prices of cattle. |