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at one half of the annual rent ; therefore, according to our view of the 

 iubjeft, none are liable to the minimum tax who pay below 120I. per 

 annum ; nor to the maximum tax, unlefs their rent exceeds 300I. It 

 iippears alfo, from the third paragraph of fchedule B, that one eighth 

 is to be dcdutted from the ascertained rent, which, to be fure, will af- 

 ford great reUef to many tenants, particularly thyfe of fmall fai'ms. 



Jan, 28. 



ENGLAND. 



Letter from George Bojnvell EJq, drJed PidJkt cwny Dorfefjhire, 

 yanuary 6. 1S04. 



* Tlie continued fcries of dry weather through both the fummer and 

 autumn, fuch as we never experienced before, occafioned the hay crops 

 to be very light, with fcarcely any aftermath. The watered meadows 

 •fuffered almoft as much as the dry meadows ; for the fprings were fo 

 very low, that we could not flood them. The fale of fheep and lambs, 

 in the autumn, was exceeding dull, and the prices much depreciated ; 

 the former as much as 12 s. per head, and the latter 6s. or more : both 

 mended at the latter end of October, and ilill more fo in November. 

 The- turnip crop was, for the fame reafon (the long drought), a very 

 partial one ; not equal to half a general one. I had determined to make 

 a comparative trial of the weight of a given quantity, not lefs than four 

 fquare perches of drilled turnips againll the Hke quantity of broad- 

 caft ; but the weather has been fo long wet, that I almoft defpair of 

 making it this feafon ; If I can get a few dry days before the froft fet 

 in, I will yet do it. 



* No one here fows drilled turnips in wide rows, 27 or 30 inches, 

 except myfelf, and I am indebted to INIr CuUey for the hrft hint. 



* The wheat crop was comparatively good, the grain decent, tlic 

 produce not abundant ; in many places a good deal of fmut was found ; 

 but Tarn, and have been, for thefe twenty years pail, free from it. 

 The barley crop was pretty abundant in quantity, grain fmall and ra- 

 ther light, but it works remarkably well in the inalt-houfe. Oats were a 

 tolerable crop, though rather long-tailed and thin-bodied, the potato oata 

 excepted, which are good in quality, and yield a very decent produce. 

 They were introduced from the noilli about two years fmce ; and, if 

 fown on good land, will continue to be in repute, though there are large 

 quantities of black oats fown in this and the conterminous county. I 

 <io not think any of the corn crops are fo bulky as they were the year 

 before. 



* Fat beads, or rather what ought to be fat, not plentiful, and are 

 felling to the butchers at the time they would pay the graziers moft 

 for keeping ; but people ar^ afraid tke food will not hold out the fea- 

 fon. 



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