FRANCE. 3 



nity of the heads of this diflridt. Among 

 the various articles of intelligence, I received 

 two circumftances deferving note : one 

 was an inflance of great fertility given to a 

 field, by manuring it with a compoft of 

 white clay and black peat-earth mixed to- 

 gether, which was managed as follows : 



1768. Manured on the fallow. 



1769. Sown with wheat. 



1770. Sown with barley. 



And the products were, the wheat, 7 quar- 

 ters per acre ; and the barley fuppofed 

 8 quarters per acre *. The farmer defigns 

 next year to fow it with peafe ; but this he 

 could not do, if it were open : but being 

 enclofed, he may pradtifc what hufbandry 

 he pleafes. The other circumftance to be 

 mentioned is the particulars of the expence 

 of keeping two yoke of oxen, as given me 

 by thefe peafants : 1. s. d. 



Summer food - - 2 13 6 



Forage - - 3 18 9 



Repairs of harnefs - 027 

 Accidents - o 15 o 



7 9 10 



B 2 This 



Throughout this volume, as in the former three, th 

 mcafurvs, and coins, are aM reduced K> Englifh. 



