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very fcarce in confequence of the tempting ofFcrs 

 of the Briftol and Bath builders, I was obliged to 

 hire men, at as. per day and beer, from a diflant 

 part of the country to dig them out. Thefe men 

 would not dig by the fack, and confequently the 

 cxpences were enormoufly high. I verily think 

 that my own men, who worked by contradb, did 

 as much in one day as the others did in two. In 

 fhort, manual labour is become fo dear, and la- 

 bourers fo fcarce, that it is now impofllble to cul- 

 tivate this root on a large fcalej — and I riiuft 

 (though reludlantly) be contented with a limited 

 quantity. 



EXPENCES. 



1789. l.s.d. 



Ploughing, liming, &c. 4I. per acre - 24 o o 



Planting, 21s. per acre - - 660 



Seed 46 facks - - - 1 1 10 o 



N. B. No hoeing neccflary. 



Digging out, hauling, and fecuring - 20 3 o 



Rent - - - - 3 Q o 



Intereft of capital - - - i 10 o 



^.66 9 o 



\ PRODUCE. 



542 facks, prime coll 2s. 6d. per fack. 



EXPERIMENT NO. XVI. EIGHT ACRES, 



Rough wet land. This field was pared at the ex- 

 pence of I2S. per acre 5 but the fpring being very 



wet. 



