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skimmed milk, 4 bolls potatoes or a few pecks planted in place. In money, 

 £17 to £20, according to proficiency. 



21. Parish of Saline. Ploughman. — A. K. Unmarried. Takes meals 

 at home. Yearly wages, £27, 7s. 



Breakfast, porridge and milk. Dinner, broth and bacon and bread, or 

 cheese, bread, and milk. Tea and bread. Supper, in winter only takes sup- 

 per, bacon or cheese with bread and milk. Health excellent. 



Remarks. — This is a fair average specimen of an unmarried ploughman of 

 the district, who lodges with married men or in a separate cottage. His wages 

 include the value of meal, milk, and potatoes. 



22. Parish of Kinghorn. Field Worker. — D. D. Family above ten years, 

 1 ; below, none. Takes meals at home. Rent of house free, worth £3. Weekly 

 wages, 1 2s. ; wages of family, 6s. Keeps a pig. 



Breakfast with family, porridge and milk, or brose. Dinner with family, 

 broth with bacon and bread, or with cheese and bread. Tea with bread and 

 butter. Supper, potatoes and milk or brose, or cheese and milk and bread. 

 Health good. 



Remarks. — Cattle feeders (male) get 6d per week extra, and potatoes £2, 

 10s. per annum. They generally live in a cottage or neighbouring village, and 

 work on the farm as required. Get victuals during the harvest, porridge and 

 milk for breakfast, beer and bread for dinner, and porridge and milk for 

 supper. 



23. Parish of Kinghorn. Ploughman. — W. V. Unmarried. Takes meals 

 at home. Pent free. Yearly wages, £35, 10s. 



Breakfast, brose or porridge and milk. Dinner, cheese or bacon and bread 

 and milk. Tea and bread and butter. Supper, brose or porridge and milk, 

 or potatoes and milk. Health good. 



Remarks. — Live in bothies generally, and are strong and robust. 



24. Parish of Kinghorn. Ploughman. — W. N. Family above ten years, 

 2 ; below, 4. Takes meals at home. Pent free, worth £3. Yearly wages, 

 .£35, 10s. ; wages of family, 12s. per week. Keeps a pig. 



Breakfast with family, porridge and milk. Dinner with family, broth and 

 bread with pork, or cheese, or sometimes fish. Tea with bread and butter. 

 Supper with family, porridge and milk in summer, potatoes and milk in 

 winter. Health excellent. 



Remarks. — Wages made up thus : — in money, £18 ; house and garden, £3 ; 

 coals driven, £1, 16s. ; harvest victuals, ,£1 ; potatoes, £2, 10s. ; meal, £5, 4s. ; 

 milk, £4— in all, £35, 10s. 



25. Parish of Ktngsbarns. Female Labourer. — N. B. Family above ten 

 years, 2 ; below, none. Takes meals at home. Rent £1, 10s. Weekly 

 wages, 5s. ; wages of family, one earns 5s. per week. Keeps a pig. 



Breakfast with family, porridge and milk. Dinner with family, potatoes 

 and herring, or pork broth and bread. Tea with butter and bread. Supper, 

 none. Health excellent. 



Remarks. — Very thrifty. 



26. Parish of Kingsbarns. Female Labourer. — F. S. Family above ten 

 years of age, 2; below, 1. Takes meals at home. Rent, £l, 10s. Weekly 

 wages, 5s. ; wages of family, one earns 5s. per week. Keeps a pig. 



Breakfast with family, porridge and milk. Dinner with family, potatoes 

 and herring, or pork broth and bread. Tea with bread and butter. No 

 supper. Health good. 



Remarks. — One child is at school. 



27. Parish of Kingsbarns. Female Labourer. — J. S. Family above ten 

 years of age, 1 ; below, 2. Takes meals at home. Rent, £1, 10s. Weekly 

 wages, 5s. Keeps a pig. 



