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Documents. 



Because the blue stones from Holland are become most general, they 

 being cheaper, on the account of lasting 40 or 50 years, I shall give 

 the Prices as they are commonly sold at the seaside upon the Northern 

 Coasts, according to the several dimensions following : 



54 inches diameter 15 inches thick 



46 

 44 

 40 



13 

 13 

 12 



@ 



20 

 I5 

 11 

 10 

 8 



o 

 o 



IO 

 TO 

 10 



a pair 



For the sake of such as are not willing to go to the price of the above- 

 mentioned blue stones, it may not be amiss to give the prices of the grey 

 stones, as they are sold at Bautry in Yorkshire according to the several 

 dimensions following 



20 hands diameter 



19 



18 



17 

 16 



15 

 N.B. The Hand is 3 & Inches. 



Works relating to Husbandry. 



Hedging, ditching, and planting double rows of whitethorn quicksets 

 may be done for 3 pence a rod running measure. 



N.B. 150 plants will plant a rod which will cost about 4 shillings 

 a thousand, if raised from Berries which are much the best. 



For plashing a Hedge in the best manner, and also ditching along the 

 same may be done for *\d. a rod. 



For digging a Ditch ten foot wide at top and six foot wide at the 

 bottom, and four foot deep (which dimensions is commonly practised 

 in the Marshes and Fenns) 2s. a rod. 



Plowing the first time on a stiff clay stubble, may be done for 3^. 6d. 

 an acre. 



Plowing the second time the 'foresaid Land at 2s. gd. an acre. 



Plowing, harrowing and sowing the third time the 'foresaid Land at 

 3^. gd. an acre. 



Plowing the first time on a light gravelly Soil at 2s. gd. an acre. 



Plowing the second time of the 'foresaid Land at 2 s. ^d. an acre. 



Plowing, harrowing, and sowing the third time on the aforesaid Lands 

 at 3^. per acre. 



Plowing the first time on a light sandy soil at zs. an acre. 



Plowing the second time on the aforesaid Lands at i s. i od. an acre. 



Plowing, harrowing and sowing the third time on ditto Lands at 2s. 6d. 

 an acre. 



Reaping and binding of Wheat and Rye may be done for 4$. an acre. 



Mowing of Barley, Gates, and Cocking and raking with a sweath-rake 

 at 3^. per acre. 



Mowing, raking and cocking of Hay in meadows where tis pretty 

 rank at 3,$-. an acre. 



Mowing, raking and cocking of Hay in uplands where tis pretty thin 

 at 2s. 6d. an acre. 



