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Average Produce. 

 The average produce of an acre is 



In England. In Ireland. 



Qrs. Bush. Pecks. Qrs. Bush. Pecks, 



Wheat ... 3 223 



Oats ... 4 6 343 



Barley ... 4 343 



In Scotland, the quantity of produce from a sta- 

 tute acre of a good soil, and in a favourable season, 

 is 



Wheat, from 32 to 45 bushels. 



Barley, . 48 to 55 



Oats, . . 60 to 75 



Turnips . 30 to 40 tons. 



Potatoes . 8 to 10 



The Scotch boll is equal to half an English quarter. 



A bushel of good wheat ought to weigh 57lbs. ; 

 barley, 50 ; bear, 44 ; and of oats, from 37 to 39 

 pounds. 



3600 pounds of wheat will yield 5400 pounds of 

 bread. 



The Loaf. 



The wheaten loaf is made of the finest flour ; the 

 standard wheaten, of the whole flour mixed toge- 

 ther; and the household, of the coarse flour. 



A sack of flour 280 pounds weight produces 87 

 loaves of four pounds each, or 348 pounds of bread. 

 The allowance to bakers is 135. 4cf. per sack. When 

 a sack of flour, therefore, is 73s. + l3s. 4d.=86s. 4d. 

 the price of a four pound loaf ought to be 12rf. or 

 one shilling, and in proportion as the sack of flour is 

 higher or lower. 



