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acre ; for the fetting of which they pay two fhil- 

 iings and four-pence per bufhel. They never hoc 

 them; but, notwithftanding this bad management, 

 thefe clay-lands are fo rich and well adapted to 

 this fpecies of pulfe, that they produce in general 

 five quarters per acre. 



The Turnip Hufbandry feems to be but im- 

 perfedlly underflood. In the northern part of the 

 ifle they are not hoed at all. In the eaftern part, 

 they plough fpur times, harrow, and hoc once. 

 They feed them all off with fheep, and value the 



crop at fifty fhillings per acre. Strange it is, 



that the proper mode of culture, and real value, 

 of this excellent root fliould be fo litde known or 

 attended to ! 



Of Clover they generally cut two tons per 

 acre, and tiien let it run to feed. Sometimes they 

 fow tares or vetches after clover, and moftly cut 

 them green for horfes. In the fouth-weft parts, 

 they fometimes fow them for feeding fheep. 



On fon>c of tlieir moft fandy lands, they fow 

 buck- wheat, but the quantity is fmall, and it is 

 only ufed for fattening fwine. 



The pafture-lands, efpecially in the valleys, arc 



very rich, and produce excellent hay, which is 



D 3 ftacked 



