Practical observations on the culture of lucerne, turnips, burnet, timothy grass, and foul meadow grass, communicated by letters to Dr. Templeman ... To which is added, an appendix, containing comparative estimates of the expence and profit in drill and broadcast husbandry ... And an account of some new instruments in husbandry / [Peter Templeman].

  • Peter Templeman
Date:
1766
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Credit: Practical observations on the culture of lucerne, turnips, burnet, timothy grass, and foul meadow grass, communicated by letters to Dr. Templeman ... To which is added, an appendix, containing comparative estimates of the expence and profit in drill and broadcast husbandry ... And an account of some new instruments in husbandry / [Peter Templeman]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    . ~ [ 54 ] Calculation in Cumberland. The neceflary Exper.ces for three Years Til- 1* s. d. lage cf o: e Acre in Broadcajl, •viz,. 4I. 1 3-s. lod. producing neat Profit only — — I 18 2 Will fiom the above Accounts be fufficient to till 1 Acr 1 R. 16P. for the fame Number of Years in Drilling, and will produce neat Profit 5 10 9 Difference of Profit from 4I. 13s. tod. in three Years in favour cf Drilling - 112 7 But fince this Method of Drilling Tillage re¬ quires a Renewal of .Manure only every five Years, whereas the Broadcafi: Method requires it every three Years ; therefore, taking the Profits in each Kind of Tillage for fifteen Years together, will give the tiue Proportions. Thus thefaid Sum of 4I 13s. icd. in Broad- caft Tillage for fifteen Years, will produce a neat Profit of - *— 9 10 10 But the fame expended in Drilling and Horfe- hocing Tillage wiil m the fame Number of Yean produce a neat Profit of - ——. 22 1 2^ And whatever Pri e Corn, cifr. bears the Re¬ turns made by each Kind cf Tillage will bear a Price proportional to thefe two Sums; or the Profits on the Drilling Tillage in this County for fifteen Years together will always be to that on the Broadcast 'Tillage for the fame Time as 22I. is. 2^d. is to ql 1 os. iod. that is as 23 is to 10 nearly. ' I
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