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in this manner, we then give it a clean ploughing and 

 harrowing, by which nneans very few roots efcape. 

 Thus the whole operation is connpletely gone 

 through, and the land left in the moft perfedl condi- 

 tion for the inamediate reception of a crop of wheat. 



An exad account of the produce, expence, and 

 nett profit of two ftatute acres planted with potatoes 

 in manner aforefaid. Produce 750 bufhelsj tithe 

 paid in kind deduded, fay 75 bufhels, leaves 675 j 

 which at is. per bulhcl, or three fhillings per fack, 



£^33 15 o 



amounts to 



EXPENCE S. 

 A clean ploughing in winter — — 012 o 



Dragging in February — 030 



40 loads of long dung, and carriage -400 

 Spurling ditto — ^ — — _ 020 

 Ploughing in the dung — — — — 012 o 

 Striking fiirrows with double-plough 060 

 Planting and cutting potatoes — o 6 o 

 Covering them with double-plough -060 

 Sets 1 5 facks at 3s. — ■ 250 



Ploughing intervals from the rows — 060 

 Earthing up the plants — , 060 



Taking them up, ploughing up, draw- 1 



ing home, flacking, &c. 3 horfes, >i 10 O 



man, and boy, 5 days — J 



One man, one woman, 5 days — 076 



Boys and girls — 059 



A year's rent — — 2 



o o 



13 7 3 



Nett profit on 2 acres — ^f .20 7 9 



or lol. 35. ic|d. per acre. 



