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NO. IX. SEVEN ACRES. 



Soil, rich loam. This field was drilled barley in the 

 year 1787 3 the flubble being very clean, it was 

 plough'd after harveft into 32-feet ridges, that it 

 might be dry in the winter. 



In the month of March a furrow was turned be- 

 tween the ridges, after, which it was crofs- 

 ploughed and well harrowed. Thirty loads per 

 acre of rotten horfe-dung, mixed with brewers 

 hops, were brought. The planting was per-- 

 formed by digging into beds about 8 feet wide, 

 leaving a vacancy (not dug) of 2 feet for earthing 

 it. The fets were placed 18 by 12 inches apart. 



E5iPENCES. 



Ridging up, 2s. per acre - - o 14 o 



1788, March. 



Drawing a furrow, is. 6d. per acre - o 10 6 



JprI/. 



Crofs-ploughing, 3s. per acre - - i i o 



Harrowing, is. 6d. per ditto - - o 10 6 



Planting, at 6d. per fcore yards - ' - 14 o o 



Seed (Scotch) 56 fack J, at 8s. - - .22 8 o 



Manure, 200 loads, at 3s. - - - 30 o o 



June. 



Hoeing - - - i 15 o 



Earthing - - - 3 10 o 



Carried over ^.74 90 



