TfiE RATE OF PRODUCTION, ETC. ,', r 



The last two years, in which other kinds of grain slightly 

 rise, are cheaper for beans, peas, and vetches. On the other 

 hand, the cheapest corn year is the dearest for pod-seed. 



The rate, however, for such productive years is, as will be 

 seen, exceedingly low. Wheat at Maldon, taking the seed 

 of 1333 and the produce of 1334, returns about four times; 

 at Letherhead less than three; at Farley less than four; at 

 Cambridge about four; at Gamlingay little more than twice; 

 at Cheddington rather more than four ; at Wolford more than 

 eight times ; at Cuxham about six and a half times ; at Holy- 

 well nearly eight times; at Basingstoke about three times 

 the quantity sown. That is to say, it is only at Wolford 

 and Holywell that the farmer reaps two quarters to the acre. 

 He generally gets no more than one, and sometimes less 

 than this. 



Barley at Maldon returns less than three ; at Letherhead 

 and Farley about three; at Elham about three and a half; 

 at Cheddington about six; at Cuxham rather more than 

 five ; at Holywell about four and three-fourths ; at Basing- 

 stoke little more than twice the quantity sown. 



Sprig, Drage, or Bere returns at Letherhead about twice ; 

 at Farley about three and a half; at Cambridge about four 

 and a half; at Gamlingay less than twice; at Cheddington 

 about three times; at Wolford seventeen times; at Cuxham 

 about four and a half; at Basingstoke rather more than 

 twice. 



Rye returns at Maldon rather more than three times ; at 

 Gamlingay about six and three-fourths; at Holywell nearly 

 nine times. 



Oats return at Maldon but little more than twice ; at 

 Letherhead less than twice ; at Farley nearly three times ; 

 at Cheddington not quite two and a half times; at Wolford 

 about ten times ; at Cuxham rather more than four times ; 

 at Basingstoke not quite twice the quantity sown. 



Beans return about twice at Maldon and Farley, but seem 

 to have failed wholly at Letherhead ; about six times at 



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