Second year, 1783, Potatoes. 



EXPENCES. £. t. d, 



1782. Nov. 3. Ploughing the out-flubble, at 4s. 1 4 o 



1783. March 7. Another ploughing at 4s. •—140 

 — 25. Harrowing at i%, ^^— ■ ■ " O' t2 o 

 30 cart-loads of dung per acre, 3s. per load, hailing 



included — - — 27 o © 



April 27. Began planting, and £niihed the 25th of 

 May, in beds 8 feet wide, and the alley z| feet, 

 placed the fets at i foot diftance on the fallow, then 

 /pread the dung on them, after which they were 

 covered 3 or 4 inches with the earth from the alleys, 

 at 26s. per acre — ' •- 7 l6 



Seed from Dumfries in Scotland, (very high price) 5 



facks to an acre, at 14s. per fack —' ■ i ■■ 21 00 

 June 15. Hoeing at 6s. — — — i 16 o 



Aug. 3. Hand-weeding at 4s. mm ^^,1^0 



Oa. 18. Digging up at 40s. per acre » - 12 op 



Hailing, pitting, thatching, &c. 1 1 — 400 



Tithe - I ■' I 10 e 



Sundries, 2(C* — ■ ■ «- m-> o 6 a 



85 12 



PRODUCE. ISaeis of lifilb. wr.] 

 Beft 550 facks, fay at 4s. < — — — no 00 



«^ 6 5 o 



133 15 o 

 Expences 85 iz 9 



Profit 48 3 o 



Which is upwards of 81. profit per acre, and the lan4 

 left in excellent order for wheat. 



