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dition to the income which the cot- 
tager may derive from his ordinary 
Jabour. For instance. ; 
Per Ann, 
1. The orchard (after 
the trees become fruit- £. s. d. 
fui) will probably 
WIC ite «Reena tgs net tee 6 ae 8 
2..Vhree roods of tarnips 
and potatoes .....+ 4 0 0 
3. Lightecn bushels of 
Darley, at 4s.” 20... 3 
4, The cow and calf* .. 7 
Pe Oh en wee aa ee UA a 
6. Poultry and eggs ... 2 
ococao 
Total 22h “2k :0 
Where wheat can be raised in- 
stead of barley, the profit would be 
still more considerable. Opinions 
will differ much regarding the value 
put on each article, but that is of 
little consequence, as the total can- 
not be accounted too high, 
7. Time required for cultivating 
the Land. 
The quantity of land intended to 
be cultivated will not materially in- 
terfere with the usual labour of the 
cottager. It will only require to be 
dug once, and is then fit to be crop- 
ped. It is proposed that only nine 
roods shall be annually cultivated, 
{the remaining three roods being 
under ‘clover and rye-grass,) and 
nine roods may be dug in the space 
of about five hundred and fifty- 
eight hours, or at the rate of sixty- 
two hours per rood. ‘This might 
be done at bye hours, (more espe- 
cially when the family of the cot- 
tager shall be somewhat advanced, 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1803. 
and consequently more able to fur- 
nish assistance) ; but, supposing that 
the digging, manuring, harvesting, 
&e. will require twenty entire days 
per annum, in addition to the bye 
hours, and allowing sixty days for 
Sunday and holidays, there will 
remain two hundred and eighty- 
five days for the ordinary hand la- 
bour of the cottager, which, at one 
shilling and sixpence per day, would 
amount to twenty-one pounds seven 
shillings and sixpence ; the earnings 
of the wife and children may, at an 
average, be worth at least four 
pounds per annum more. ‘This is 
certainly a low calculation, consi- 
dering how much may be got dur- 
ing the hay and corn harvests: but, 
even at that moderate estimate, the 
total income of the family will be as 
follows : 
£. 8. d. 
1. Produce of the farm 21 2 O 
2. Labour of the cottager 21 7 6 
3. Earnings of the family 4 0 O 
Total<. 46 9 6G 
8. Buildings. 
It is impossible to calculate the 
expeuce of building a cottage, as so 
much depends upon its size, the 
place where it is situated, the mate- 
rials of which it is composed, the 
price of labour in the country, and 
a variety of other circumstances.— 
On this important subjeét much use- 
ful information is contained in the 
first volume of the communications 
published by the board of agricul- 
ture. But it is proper to observe 
that no expensive additional build- 
ings will be necessary, in conse- 
’ quence 
% According to Mr. Kent's calculations, a cow should produce six quarts of milk 
per day, worth one penny per quart, equal to three shillings and sixpence a weck, 
or nine pounds two shillings per annum, setting the profit of the calf against the 
loss sustained when the cow is dry; but it is better to be rather under than over 
the mark, 
