, 1913-06-28

plough a day.
4th Number for Christiansted Country
district CScAoejegelo" supposed 20 "a acres
u day.
5th Crown Member Emil Pcteysen) asked
what it costs per acre.
4th Member for Christians'ed Country
District fSchmiegNoo) answered, that it
c ,s4s us now 2 dollars per acre cash, without
the value Of cal tie, but if the motor plough
comes down to 16 inches the II dollar more
was not unreNsc nable.
His FrceJteacy remarked, that the whole
was a rough calculation, the highest price
had been put down to be on the safe side.
But seeing the Presiden: of the Agricultural
Society Dir. EOngheld Smith among the au-
dience, His ExceIlency would ask DR.. Long
field Smith. to enter the meeting and give
the hon. Members all the calculations they
wanted.
DR.. Lonofeld Smit b entered, thanked for
the opportunity given him to elncldate the
matter, aud answered the questions put to
him bv several members, the contents OF 1T
all being about IT'S follows
Mr.. Thornberg had stated that the price
had first been fixed Mt 80 cents, then $3.50
nm TO So so, if this applied to the last meet
mo. where the procurement of a motor
p.ourh was rec Nmmended with n votes
AGAINST |, Il was MOI correct III tbs last
meeting the price hud been stated at 50 so
This amount had been nude out taking into
consideration, the price Of @aeOlene, the
number of acres each day, the wages for a
man TO attend The machine and the depre-
cation Of the plough. OF course ii was
very difficult to give nn exact amount for a
nionph unknown and for its working III land
Where ii had not worked before. His pri-
lnte opinion was, that p.ou9hlng IN this
Ilaud was very expressly; not alone q q
tne men not work hard, but Ii bulls, 8 and 8
and 3 men only p~IOuGhed au acre Il day.
Al the Agrcutturnt Station. there we're no
LaIls. aud the Station had to hire bulls from
,he Planters for ploughiu9, bis experience
was. that it cost the Station SIS d'.lars an
mere. the ~p'oughing going down I 8 inches;
tine nlouoh in question would go to i depth
az ii inches, aud it could not be expected
g., he done for the same amount. In Texas
he had seen q motor plough plouShIng some
q ocres a rny in stiff land, it went 8 inches
down and took up easily regular roots. H9
had brought back with him such a EoodsIEed
,,ot and produced it for the Members Of the
Agricultural Society.
The cost of 2usoleue had been estimated
ut 34ct4. but if it should rise, there was no
weed OF fear, for the plough can vol equally
we'll with ensoIene or kerosene, 1t was equip
ned Will II catbu1 et0r thht cotiG use Doth,
So We could always fail buck on kerosene.
Ills ErceHe,joy remarked, that Dr. long
field Smith had spoken Of the dep, eciaIion,
The G, din nee meant. that the Painters
should only pay for the use of the plough,
the reol working expenses. Ii the depreci-
alton has been inc udei in the estimates, 1t
WAS without Governments knowledge.
Dr. Lougheld S0'M answered., that the
price was merely to g We people an idea, the
hon. Members could depend on il, that the
work would be done as cheap as possible,
he felt convinced that it woud I've done for
much less than fixed. With regard to he
depreciation he had thought it correct to
take il into consideration. When the one
plough was imported, 4 8 would soon be
needed and then he considered it correct
thnt nm amount was stored up for procuring
new ploughs.
The Chairman (Kulme') thanked Dr..
Longhald smith for his calculations and
said that the matter had now been slfted SO
thoroughly, that be did not suppose the hon.
Members had more to say.
1st Member for CbristlHnsted IOwn(Std6e-
0,ontl proposed to close 1st Discussion.
The Chairman (KcIb1er) put to vote the
.l.o;nr IF LIT Discussion.