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Article XV. 



Jir: A^^Mitt of the Culture and Produce of Six Acres of 

 Potatoes, on Land of the Falue of los. an Acre, 



[By John Billingsley, efq.] 



IN the year 1781, this field was in grafs, an old 

 turf that had not been ploughed for more than 

 20 years. Firfl: year 1782, black oats on the lay. 



EXPENCES. £. t. d. 



Ploughing the plit not wider than fix inches, and 



not more than three deep, los. per acrf — ^300 



Seed five bufliels per acre, and fowing — — 4100 



Harrowing with blunt ftiort-tined harrow, 2s. per acre 0120 

 Replacing fuch turf as may have been pulled up by 



the harrow — — — — —030 



Mowing, harvefting, and fecuring, 6s. per acre 1 16 o 



Getting in, threlhing, &c. and winnowing is. 6d. 



per quarter ■ — ■ 250 



Rent 61. Tithe 12s. — — 6 iz o 



Sundry expences, fuch as highways, &c. — — 060 



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PRODUCE. 



Thirty quarters of oats at 26s. per qr. "^^ 39 00 



N. B. Some fold for 32s. 

 Ten loads of draw at I2s. — — 6 o O 



It may be remarked here, that the great profit arifes 

 principally from the uncommon prices of oats, 

 which, though fold this year for near 30s. ufually 

 are fold for 14s. or 15s. per quarte.. " 



45 OQ 

 Expences 19 40 



Profit 25 16 o 



