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cd in making blankets for Government, fo that there arc ftlll half thr 

 former quantity of poor earning an honeft livelihood, which may be 

 confidered as a happy circnmltance to that parilli. In the lad war no 

 manufadory was carried on, and tlic rates were 48s. in the pound. 



It is the intention of this county to make an application to Parlia- 

 ment, in confequcnce of the prcfent malt-diity ; and the two nci^nbour- 

 iiig counties of Norfolk and Suffolk mean to \.\{c liinilar meafurcs iut 

 procuring relief. y'"'- '^>* 



TorhJJjlre ^tarierly Report. 



On a comparifoD of the prefent period with the correfpondin:^ one of 

 laft year, we find a ftrongly marked reverfe, in regard to the prices of 

 produce, and conicquent encouragement to rural exertions. They were 

 then at a fair ratio between the producer and confumer ; they arc novv 

 fo low as to be rather difcouraging to the grower ; but as the caufe may 

 be deemed, in fome degree, temporary and occafional, as produced by 

 the peculiar fituation of pvibiic afTairs, thefe circumftances of difcour- 

 f.geraent may perhaps be the lefs infilled on at prefent. 



Many of the wheat Hacks yield under the flail much lefs than wat 

 expected — the mildew, (Sec. having been more injurious in many parts 

 than the general report before and during the harvell feemed to allow. 

 Barley and oats are good in quality, and about a fair average in point 

 of produft : not fo beans, which are deficietit in quantity. 



A confiderable extent of our arable furface is under wheats, which 

 were well fown ; and though the weather has been of late unufually va- 

 riable, with fevere frofts, much fnow, and heavy and continued falU 

 of rain, they do not appear much worfe than ufual ; yet thofe on wet, 

 poor foils, wanting manure, feem on the wane, from the prefent excefs 

 of moifture. 



The turnip crops were recruited, in fome degree, by the latter au- 

 tumnal rains ; infomuch that many of them bear the feeding of ftock 

 much longer than could have been ex[)edted. They have been fold to 

 flock- mailers, at very high prices — from 4 to 7 guineas per ftatute 

 acre, to be eaten on the ground by (heep ; but, except on very dry 

 layers, the (lieep Jo not thrive on them during the prefent extremely 

 wet weather. Potatoes are not very plentirul, but good in quality ; the 

 price abcut 3s. per bufiiel. Hay is now felling at from 4 to 7 guineas 

 per ton. 



Clovers and other g^iraffes have planted thin, though much better than 

 the cxceflive drought of the fummer afforded any profpe6l of. Fdt and, 

 kan cattle, and flieep, are at prefent rather higher in price than they have 

 been of late. Good horfes of all forts are dear. Beef, mutton, and 

 veal 7d. per lib. Batter (s. 6d. Bell wheat 7s. Barley 3s. 6d. Oats 

 2?. 6d. Beans 5s. per bu.liel. Rape and flax feed arc articles of va- 

 lue, about 45I. per l?fl, anc^ deemed rifing. 



The wages of mafons and carpenters are about 2S. 6d. to 3=. per day. 

 Thofe of farming labourers fram iq. 6d. to 2*. 6d. PciTibly thefe may 



