Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-06-03
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The whole quantity Of mari dug, anu calL' leu
an hv all the teams, in this lime, 1oSh o''S"N
-enoush for ST. acres, at 300 bushels. e H..
THE whole digging and throwing on. u ,, ."I
mari and assisting the drivers senerail9 - aosa'
(which assistance By one oi he ph-ihe" "a" a. ,ha
CURED always, but not always even - az az .
s;noIe nj, man: which makes The average qual
;iiy Of mail dug thrown oul, and panty a'So io"'
Ell for each p-man, li2 IL bushels
So far my statements have been MADE oi az
NAL performances; not Of what might be OF ouS.'
10 ha sc been done-bul OF what 'rdS actual. uo ~,
Rnl estimates of the cost Of these operations nus
necessarily rest in part on conjeclural vaiud''on,
and 10 that extent The further results 10 ne S'a.a
must be uncertain, and liable TO error. 10 sa..
time and words, shall use for The greater pa,',
and for all The important items, the estimates "
labor and cos, made for a similar purpose III
1923 and which, with all The grounds anu eie
meuts stated, NAV be seen and examiner III In, ~.
ASSAY on CalcaIeous ManuIes," al page 10 "
Sd edition. II any charge be deemed ncoffe,' a.
the grounds of it are there presented IN ue'a ."I
proper correction NAV be made. and Inc re>u''
modified accordingly. The prices OF provisions,
which must always constitute the chlel eien,e"'
of The cost of labor, are much lower now tnah
IN 1928 and though hires are somewhat hisne,
these estimates, on the whole, are at least hl?n
enough for 1911. No change will be maze ~
The main Items hand and team labor and siiSt
increase OF the charged price will be maize on
some minor matters only.
Estimate Of The fost n 1Iarling.
Ca,tiag.-The mule per working day,
cents ~
Her driver, (boy of years. cents, q.
Cart and gear, suppose, cents,
For daily work, an average OF l2l.85
=. Gu no I'M hnsbels cents 4I.45
Dtgs,ng and assisting 10 l0ad.-Ph-
His share of tools, suppose, cents, i:73
For his average daily work, Of 1892
bushels, 81
o. Tor The 100 bushels, 2223
TNro,cing off oreriaB ~ earth 10 nncorer
Mari, tits thickness compared 10 that
of the Mari about in proportion OF
three 10 fve,) supposed TO be one hall
the cost of pit work OF the mari be-
low; or per 100 bushels OF mari dug, Ill!
Spreading Mari, $500 bushels 10 The 80
acre } per 100 bushels, l22o
To,aI cos, nj annlv;nu 100 buShels 90
And for the acre, at 300 bushels, STU.
What other improvement Of land, which ap-
ploachcs The maring in degree and durability oil
effect can be obtained Tor SO lille as 81, I0 The
acre1 And yet in most of the numerous sltua-
lions where The rich mari Of the Great Carollni
Man Bed" is easily accessible, ii may be applied
for much less than al this rate OF cost II may
not te useless 10 present few such cases, Of
which very many similar may be found IN Soh'h
Carolina. For example:
II there had been no springs above, or The wa
Ter could have been commanded 50 as 10 prevent
lis being turned (by caving canh) into The work,
the cars might have descended 10 and been load
ed standing upon the mari, which would have
saved halt the pit-mans labor or made The cost
less by 80 cents The acre.
Or all other circumstances being equal, il the
average distance from pit 10 field were only half
OF mine, (Which was 1856 yards, or 2,S12 the
lip 10 and fro,) or bul 7lS yards, then halt The
hauling would be saved, making the cost less per
acre BY 6I cents.
Or, without either Of the above advantages, or
any other greater than mine, if The mari we're
twice as rich, (Which is quite common IN 5. CD
then 80 bushels would 90 As far as my 300, and
The cost would be lessened nearly one hali-or by
about 81 80 the acre.
Still more will he The reduction of price IN
many other cases, where not only one, but several
OF such advantages are enjoyed, either wholly OF
in part.
Next, as 10 counleractine disadvantages:
Ii mari Of double richness Cor 50 per cent?
is so hard because ui lis rchness) as 10 require
even thrice as much labor in digging on'u as
mine, sill i, would be greatly cheaper 10 use, be-
cause all HE other items of cost in throwing oul,
loading, hauling and spreadingD would be re-
duced BY one hall, or very nearly.
And it, besides, such rich and hard mail be
much affected by water, (eiiher lying above, or
penetrating slowly lis whole body) then The addi-
tona labor required for continually removing The
water, By bailing or pumping, wonld be much
more Than compensated By The greater richness OF
| the mari; thus still making The marling cheaper
Than mine nj equal distances.
| These two objections hardness Of the body
and exposure 10 waier) are all thai are OF I'M
| porlance and frequent occurrence III The marls oi
| Charleston district. And there are very many
situations in which So few difficulties oppose, that
The mari NAV he applied 10 the nearest 200 acres
al total cost mol exceeding - cents the acre, OF
il NAV be CARRIE. g or miles and applied Tor less
Than 50 the acre Each individual can, Tor his
own case and circumstances test these assertions
and estimates.
II may facilitate calculations OF cost OF other
operations made in advance Of the work, 10 use
some Of the previously stated quantities as
grounds for calculation. The number of loads,
or of bushels, that should be carried daily, OF
| course will be inversely pfoporioned 10 the dis.
lance Of each Trip. Therefore. by this rule, and
taking the before stated average quantities as the
known terms OF the proportion, il may be easily
determined how many loads would be equal in
labor and cost, il carried pei day 10 any other
stated distance; or otherwise, what average dis
lance must be chosen for a certain number OF
loads-which is the easier way 10 arrange for
working Thus for example:
As one load, carried per day, is 10 25 miles and
295 yards Cor "A, 295 YARDS The whole days Jour
ney, SO will be II loads Qhe number desired 10 be
made) 10 2,605 yards The average OF The trips 10
and fro-or double the distance from pit 10 field,
without any extra travel.
And the following table offers applications OF
this rule:
For load per day, The whole travel per Trip, TO
and fro, 1925 yards.