28 EEPORT ON THE DIETAEIES 



PEETHSHIRE. 



17. Parish of Crieff. P. R — Description of Food. — Labourer and 

 Family : Breadstuff's (including bread, rice, flour, barley, pease, &c), 14 lbs. ; 

 oatmeal, 17 lbs. 8 ozs. ; fish, 2 lbs. ; Meat, 3 lbs. ; bacon, 2 lbs. ; butter, 1 lb. ; 

 cheese, 1 lb. ; sugar (or treacle), 1 lb. 4 ozs. ; green vegetables, 4 lbs. ; potatoes, 

 8 lbs. ; tea, 2 ozs. Total, 55 lbs. 14 ozs. Milk, 21 pints ; soup or broth, 

 21 pints imperial. Total, 42 pints imperial. 



Bemarks. — 2 lbs. of wheat flour bought weekly. Barley meal and oatmeal 

 used alternately, not together. Fish used occasionally to supper. 



Family taken as three adults (including father, mother, one child above 10, 

 and two below 10 years old). 



Abstract. — 43,814 grs. carbon, 2522J grs. nitrogen. Total, 46,336| grs. 

 per week per adult. 



Note. — This is a fair average case of the ploughmen of the district, and is 

 given as consumpt of man, wife, and three children (two under 10 years old). 

 The bothy, or single man, often sells part of his meal, and is said to buy bacon 

 or cheese with the proceeds. 



18. Parish of Crieff. J. C. — Description of Food. — Labourer and 

 Family : Breadstuffs (including bread, rice, flour, barley, pease, &c), 8 lbs. ; 

 oatmeal, 14 lbs. ; meat or bacon, 6 lbs. ; butter, 2 lbs. ; cheese, 1 lb. ; sugar 

 (or treacle), 1 lb. ; green vegetables, 3 lbs. ; potatoes, 6 lbs. ; tea, 2 ozs. 

 Total, 41 lbs. 2 ozs. Milk, 14 pints ; soup or broth, 14 pints imperial. Total, 

 28 pints imperial. 



Bemarks. — Butcher meat, chiefly bacon, and used in making broth. 



Family in all taken as 2| adults (including father, mother, and one child 

 above 10 years old). 



Abstract. — 46*,233i grs. carbon, 2051J grs. nitrogen. Total, 48,284/ grs. 

 per week per adult. 



19. Parish of Muckart. P. W. — Description of Food. — Labourer and 

 Family : Breadstuffs (including bread, rice, flour, bailey, pease, &c), 37 lbs. ; 

 oatmeal, 14 lbs. ; bacon, 2 lbs. ; butter, 1 lb. ; cheese, 1 lb. ; sugar (or treacle), 



1 lb. ; green vegetables, 3 lbs. ; potatoes, 14 lbs. ; tea, 2 ozs. Total, 

 73 lbs. 2 ozs. Milk, 7 pints ; soup or broth, 7 pints imperial. Total, 

 14 pints imperial. 



Bemarks. — Family in all taken as three adults (including labourer, wife, and 

 three children under 10 years of age). 



Abstract. — 50,791j grs. carbon, 2258J grs. nitrogen. Total, 53,049f grs. 

 per week per adult. 



ARGYLESHIRE. 



35. Parish of Tarbert (Lochfine). D. S. — Description of Food. — 

 Labourer: Breadstuff's (including bread, rice, flour, barley, pease, &c), 



2 lbs. 8 ozs. ; oatmeal, 8 lbs. ; fish, 1 lb. 8 ozs. ; butter, 8 ozs. ; sugar (or 

 treacle), 8 ozs. ; green vegetables, 2 lbs. 6 ozs. ; potatoes, 22 lbs. ; tea, 1 oz. 

 Total, 37 lbs. 7 ozs. Milk, 7 imperial quarts. Family: breadstuffs as above, 

 8 lbs. 8 ozs. ; oatmeal, 3 lbs. ; fish, 3 lbs. 8 ozs. ; butter, 1 lb. 8 ozs. ; sugar 

 (or treacle), 1 lb. ; green vegetables, 4 lbs. 4 ozs. ; potatoes, 78 lbs. ; tea, 2| ozs. 

 Total, 108 lbs. 14£ ozs. Milk, 14 imperial quarts. 



Bemarks. — This family to be taken as labourer and three adults. 



Abstract. — Labourer, 58,867 grs. carbon, 2851^- grs. nitrogen. Total, 

 61,718^ grs. per week. Family per adult, 23,724 grs. carbon, 1615£ grs. 

 nitrogen. Total, 25,339^,- grs. per week. 



STIRLINGSHIRE. 



37. Parish of Muiravonside. J. D. — Description of Food. — Labourer 

 and Family: Breadstuffs (including bread, rice, flour, barley, pease, &c. ) 



