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taking into account the numbers who are occasion- 
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Number of farms whose yearly rent is under £20, 1574 
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BDO tO L1LON ge ee ey? 682 
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pre timer cares own) somarciy el bod 
which, when properly wrought, is no mean substi- 
tute for stone and lime. In general, however, ‘they'a 
built of red sandstone or whinstone, and sometimes r¢ 
ed with thatch, or blue slate, or sandstone | a 
farm of from 100 to 200 acres, there isa dw ~house 
built with stone and lime, of two stories, often and 
plastered on the inside. The offices commonly form 
three sides of a built of the same materials, 
of size cor to the extent of the. farm, The 
ordinary a lease is 19 years, and in some 
cases two years longer, ‘The rents, in general, are paid 
in money: where grain is paid in rent, it is usually con- 
verted into money at the fiar prices, In many parts, the 
farms are under the most judicious management, while, 
habits still preyail.. It would be difficult: to enumerate 
the different kinds of grain raised in the , any fare 
been here, and formed a considerable pors 
tion of the rent paid $0. sharkncien't thonasterscf tibeks 
by It has been known to weigh 17 stone 3} 
English, per boll. White wheat is the variety 
generally d; red wheat, although it yields a heavier 
crop, is more liable to disease. Spring wheat has been 
tried, but without success. Bear, here called Chester, still 
ae. stones 
Dutch per . meal 
and as pot~ bide 
quantities. Several kinds are cultivated, such as the 
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trose, Panbride} Barry; and Monifieth. Faw is still vai- 
‘sed in the county in ‘considerable quantity, although not 
to the‘extent which might be considered expedient. Hemp 
is never even attempted. ‘The manures principally em- 
ployed ‘are, farm-yard dung, lime, marl, and sea-weed. 
The ancient breed of horses’ was the small sheltie or 
garrow, and this breed still remains nearly pure and un- 
mixed among the Grampian mountains, where numbers 
of horses are required to convey home from the moun< 
tains winter fuel, and to perform other operations where 
there are either no roads, or those very steep and 
breed 
pians, from four to six Scots pints.of milk each’ day is 
the usual quantity ; and, in the more fertile districts, 
from eight to ten pints is the general average. Sheep 
abound in many districts of the country. The mountain 
shéep; ‘in. an unmixed state, maybe found among the 
Culley, or'the'Cheyiot br 
oe ntry. At least two breeds of swine are found 
te, brn and ed as natives. Datbits are 
end “as thei mands. 
the stag still exist in the county ; and the 
er has protection in one park. 
The manufactures of this county are numerous and 
tant. Among these, the manufacture of linen stands 
in the a Seas ran iat apr apna eA 
millions of yards stamped annually, the greatest. part 
which is exported from the county... Dependent on. the 
manufacture of linen, are several extensive, bleachfields 
and spinning mills. The. county likewise possesses se~ 
veral excellent. harbours, as Dundee, Aberbrothick, and 
Montrose,. are two. custom-houses, the one at 
Dundee, haying the jurisdiction of the ports in the Tay 
up to Newbury,; and the one at Montrose has. the super- 
intendence of the port:of Aberbrothick. | To the port of 
Dundee 147 vessels ; to Aberbrothick. 56 ; and 
to Montrose 67. ~The whole tonnage of the county 
amounts to 21,859 tons. . : 
The coast of Angus abounds with every useful variety 
of esculent fish. ie cod, the haddock, the flounder, 
and turbot, are in'abundance; and yet the quantity ta- 
ken is by no means great. In the Tay, salmon are 
Po ok cdnsiderable numbers, and sent to the London 
packed in ice. © Lobsters are obtained on different 
parts of the rocky coasts. = 
Forfarshire. 
Live stock. 
Manufac. 
tures. 
Fisheries. 
There are many excellent roads in Forfarshire ; and Roads. 
there are abundance of materials for keeping them in re- 
pair. The only bridge deserving of notice is the one 
over the North Esk, which connects the parish of Mont- 
rose with the county of Mearns. It was built by sub- 
eg to which government granted Shi Jiberal aid. 
or farther particulars,; the reader is to the 
Rev. Robert Edward’s iti Angus, first pub- 
lished in 1678, and an i a ir | 1793... Co- 
lonel Imrie’s «* Section of the Grampians,” T'rans. 
- Soc. of Edin, vol. vi, The Rev. James Headrick’s Agri« 
cultural Survey of Angus; 1818, Dr Fleming “ On the 
Rocks near Dundee,” Mem. Wer, Soc. vol. ii. (J. FO.) 
