Agriculture of DurJiam. 113 



years, tlie average of wbich was to form the data for fixln:^ the 

 rent-charge. 



Summary of Tithes commuted in tlic County of Durliam i;p to 

 Jamiar}' 1, 1852. 



Xumber of Townsliips commuted, 297. 

 ricnt-cliar2;es payable to 



Clerical appropriators, or their lessees .. .. £11,273 2 2^ 



Parochial incumbents 28,070 11 82 



Lav impropriators 14,118 1^ 



Schools, colleges, &c 4,702 1 4-i- 



Total £58,163 15 5 



Poor Rates. — These are not considered high generally in this 

 county, though the folloAving statement shows a very large 

 increase in the amount raised within the last seventy years. "^The 

 number of parishes in Durham is 310, all comprised in 14 poor 

 law unions : — 



Total Amount raised in the County for the Relief of the Poor. 



1776 £10,880 17 2 



Average of 1783, 1784, and 1785 22,063 5 2 



1803 67,517 16 



1846 94,006 



1851 94,793 16 



1852 106,847 19 



Hirihrcay Rates. — The highway assessment in this county is 

 generally for a sum exceeding 24,000/. The rates vary so much 

 in the different townships that I cannot pretend to give them. In 

 1850 tliere was 22,577/. raised in money, and 1,940/. in team 

 work and other labour performed in lieu of rates. The income 

 of the turnpike trusts in Durham, which is raised by tolls, a 

 large proportion of which is paid by the farmers, amounted in 

 1847 to 2G,71G/. ; and in 1850, to 21,985/.— a falling off caused 

 no doubt by the increased traffic on the railways. 



Prices of Labour and Piece-work in this County. 

 A hind's wages — 12s. and L3.s. a-weck, with cottage found, and 

 sometimes a garden or potato ground. 



A laliourer 2s. and 2s. 6^^ per day. 



Women working in the field lOd. „ 



Children 4t/. and 6'/. ,, 



A jilouKhing 7s. 0(/. per acre. 



A double-horse harrowing 2s. 6(/. ,, 



Cleaning and spreading dung 3s. 6(/. „ 



Kolling Is. Or/. „ 



Sowing seed Is. 0(/. ,, 



Stoning and briishing grass Is. 6(/. „ 



Cutting clover 3s. 6(/. „ 



Manure 2s. 6(7. to 3s. C\d. ]>er loat'. 



Slicaring and bin<ling wheat .. .. 10s. 0^/. jwr acre. 



A sin'^le-horse cart 4s. 6(7. to 5s. Ot/. per day. 



A double ditto Os. 0(7. to 8s. 0(7. „ 



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