32 OSIERS AND WILLOWS 



set for 38 in. bundles (weeds included) the price paid 

 was 5s. 6d. per score. In Lincolnshire the system 

 usually adopted is to pay by the chain of 22 yd. ~L\d. 

 per chain. This system is also employed in Lancashire, 

 where the payment runs from 2d. to 2\d. per chain, 

 the price being entirely dependent upon the fully 

 planted condition or otherwise, and weight of the crop. 

 Another common way of letting by the piece is to 

 pay 75. 6d. (pre-war price) per ton for a one-year-old 

 crop, including the carrying of the bundles to various 

 points on the bed for collection by the carters. The 

 prices vary according to the sizes of the rods, the larger 

 varieties being the cheaper. The last-named manner 

 of piece-work obviates all dispute as to whether the 

 bundles are tied up tightly or loosely. 



