2 J: REPORT ON THE DIETARIES 



same. Dinner with family, broth and potatoes and bacon, or cheese and milk 

 and bread and butter. Supper, potatoes and milk and bread, or tea with 

 bread and butter. Health excellent. 



LANARKSHIRE. 



46. Parish of Crawford. Miners employed at Leadhills. — J. E. Family- 

 above ten years, 2 ; below, 6. Takes meals at home. Rent free. "Weekly 

 wages, average from 10s. to 20s. as the bargain turns out. Keeps a cow, pig, 

 and poultry ; sometimes keeps two or three sheep and no cow. 



Breakfast, tea, bread, and butter, with cheese or a herring ; family, porridge 

 and milk. Dinner, tea with ham or bacon and eggs, or broth and piece meat ; 

 family the same. Tea with bread and butter ; family, porridge and milk. 

 No supper when tea is taken. Health good. 



Remarks. — The health of young men and middle- aged is pretty good gene- 

 rally, but that of old men is not at all robust. Tea is very much used by this 

 class at all diets. It would be better for them if more substantial food were 

 more used. The piece of common grass land for grazing, belonging to the 

 villagers, admits of their keeping cows easily ; some, however, instead of a 

 cow, graze two or three sheep. 



47. Parish of Crawford. Drainers and Outworkers. — P. A. Family 

 above ten years, 2 ; below, 2. Takes breakfast and supper at home daily ; 

 dinner at home on Sundays only. Pent £2, 10s. per annum. Weekly wages, 

 15s. ; wages of family, 6s. per week. Keeps cow, pig, and poultry. 



Breakfast with family, porridge and milk, or tea with bread and butter, and 

 cheese. Dinner, milk with bread and butter, and a piece of cheese ; family, 

 broth, bread, and a piece of pork ; sometimes tea, bread and butter. Supper, 

 porridge and milk, or beat potatoes and milk ; family, porridge and milk. 

 Health good. 



Remarks. — This district not being an arable agricultural one, there are few 

 field-workers employed. The case stated is that of a drainer, of which class 

 there are a good number employed. Few women are employed for field labour 

 here ; their diet where employed is the same as the case given. 



48. Parish of Crawford. Ploughman. — P. S. Unmarried. Takes meals 

 daily in master's kitchen. No rent. Yearly wages, £20. Keeps no cow, pig, 

 or poultry. 



Breakfast, porridge and milk, with bread and milk afterwards. Dinner, 

 broth or potato soup, with meat and potatoes, and bread. Supper, porridge 

 and milk, with bread and milk; sometimes meat, potatoes, and milk. Health 

 very good. 



Remarks. — There are very few married ploughmen in this district ; the 

 farms are principally sheep farms. The shepherds are always married men. 

 The unmarried ploughmen board and lodge in the farm-house. 



49. Parish of Crawford. Shepherd. — J. N. Family above ten years, 2 ; 

 below, 4. Takes meals at home. Pent free. Yearly wages, paid chiefly in 

 kind, worth £30 a-year, 10 bolls potatoes, 65 stones oatmeal, 8 tons coals. 

 Keeps cow, pig, and poultry. 



Breakfast with family, porridge and milk, and tea with bread and butter 

 afterwards. Dinner with family, bread, butter, milk, and cheese ; broth or 

 potato soup, with a piece of salt meat or pork and potatoes. Supper with 

 family, tea and bread and butter, or porridge and milk. Health very good. 



Remarks. — The shepherd's wages vary, being 40 to 50 sheep when paid in 

 sheep only, or 65 stones oatmeal, and £.30 in money and cow's keep. Some- 

 times two cows allowed per annum, and 10 bolls potatoes of 4 cwt. to the 

 boll. 



