OF SCOTCH AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS. 21 



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

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

 none. Health good. 



Remarks. — Children are at school. Very industrious. 



28. Parish of Kingsbarns. Female labourers. — B. R. Family above ten 

 years, 3 ; below, none. Takes meals at home. Rent, ,£1, 10s. per annum. 

 Weekly wages, 5s. ; wages of family, two at 5s. per week each. 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. No 

 supper. Health excellent. 



29. Parish of Kingsbarns. Ploughman. — J. T. Family above ten 

 years, 2 ; below, 4. Takes meals at home. Pent free, worth £2, 5s. per 

 annum. Yearly wages, £30. Keeps a pig. • 



Breakfast, porridge and milk ; family, porridge and milk, or tea and bread. 

 Dinner, pork broth and potatoes ; family, pork broth. Tea and bread with 

 family. Supper with family, bread and milk. Health middling. 



Remarks. — Dwelling-house is not very comfortable or good. 



30. Parish of Kingsbarns. Ploughman. — A. A. Family above ten 

 years, 2 ; below, 2. Takes meals at home. Pent free, worth £2, 5s. per 

 annum. Yearly wages, £30. Keeps a pig. 



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

 broth and potatoes and bread. Tea and bread, with family. Supper with 

 family, milk and bread. Health good. 



Remarks. — Occupies a good house of two apartments, and garden plot 

 attached, containing about 200 yards. 



31. Parish of Kingsbarns. Ploughman. — D. W. Family above ten 

 years, 4 ; below, 4. Takes meals at home. Pent free, worth £2, 5s. per 

 annum. Yearly wages, £17 in money, Gh bolls oatmeal, 8 bolls potatoes, 

 and 14 gills sweet milk daily. Wages of family, four earn each 5s. per 

 week. Keeps a pig. 



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

 broth with bread and potatoes. Tea and bread with family. Supper with 

 family, bread and milk. Health excellent. 



32. Parish of Kingsbarns. Land Labourer. — J. S. Family above ten 

 years, 2 ; below, 2. Takes meals at home. Rent, £2, 5s. per annum. 

 Weekly wages, 12s. Keeps a pig. 



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

 broth, potatoes, and bread. Tea and bread with family. Supper with 

 family, milk and bread, or potatoes and milk. Health good. 



Remarks. — A land labourer, not a yearly servant. In bad weather, if 

 there is much broken time, his wages will be a little less, being only paid 

 tur working hours employed. 



33. Parish of Kingsbarns. Ploughman. — J. G. Family above ten years, 

 4 ; below, 3. Takes meals at home. Rent free. Yearly wages, £30 ; wages 

 of family, four at 5s. per week each. Keeps a pig. 



Breakfast, porridge and milk ; family, porridge and milk, or sometimes tea 

 and bread. Dinner with family, pork broth with bread and potatoes. Tea 

 and bread with family. Supper with family, potatoes and milk. Health 

 excellent. 



ARGYLLSHIRE. 



34. Parish of Tarbert (Lochfine). Labourer.— D. M'K. Family above 

 ten years, 2 ; below, 3. Takes meals at home. Rent free ; pays £2 a-year 

 fur cow's grass. Weekly wages, 13s. Keeps cow and poultry. 



