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fpot, about 6500 acres; and he fuppofes the addi- 

 tional wafte land between Litchfield and Birmingham, 

 including Bromwich-heath, Aldridge-common, Wal- 

 fal-wood, Wittington-heath, and Weeford-hills, will 

 raife the amount of Sutton-Coldfield to ten thoufand 

 acres : their value in their prefent (late amounts, by 

 his information, to 3s. 6d. per acre; and if inclofed 

 would rife to 1 os. 6d. per acre for the firft twenty- 

 one years, and afterwards be greater. The other 

 principal ivajies in the county are thofe of Swindon, 

 Womborn, and near Stewponey, in the South; 

 Morredge, Wetley-moor, Stanton-moor, Hollington*- 

 heath, Caverfwall-common, in the North. In other 

 parts of the county we find Calf-heath, Efllngton- 

 wood, Snead-common, Wyrley and Pelfall commons; 

 Tirley, Afhley, and Maer heaths; Swinnerton, Tit- 

 tenfor, and Shelton heaths ; Houlton, Milwich, 

 Hardwick, and Fradfwell commons, and many others; 

 and upon a retrofpe^t of the whole, I cannot put 

 our practicable wafte lands, or fuch as are capable of 

 being brought into cultivation, at lefs than 100,000 

 acres. Their prefent value as fheep-walks amounts 

 to 3s. per acre per annum: their value inclofed, and 

 after one round of cuhivation, (tithe free) will 

 amount to 1 5s. per acre, and improve by inclofure and 

 cultivation, twelve fliillings per acre, or fixty thoufand 

 pounds -per annum. The prefent capital or value of 

 ftock belonging to fuch land may be eftimated at i os. 

 per acre, or 50,000!. the capital of the land; the 

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