and without intermiflion : But there is an- 

 other equally great, and that is, the lofs of 

 carrying afmall load of every commodity, 

 on account of bad roads, when a large one 

 would be carried, were the roads good. 

 This raifes the expences of every journey 

 prodigioufly ; but very flight calculations 

 will fhew this point in its true colours. 



The diftance from the market to which 

 the corn is carried, is alfo a point of great 

 confequence : Perhaps the average diftance 

 over the whole kingdom does not exceed a 

 day's journey, in going and returning. I 

 believe the average diftance is not fo great ; 

 as in many counties the neareft market- 

 town is the place to carry to, as well as to 

 fell at. A day's work may be reckoned ten 

 miles, which is done with eafe. Now if a 

 farm in this refped: is above the average of 

 farms, the perfon who hires it mould con- 

 ficler the evil in the rent he offers. 



In Suffolk and Effex, 25" miles are a com- 

 mon diftance ; and the roads none of the 

 beft. It is there two complete and hard 

 days work, to carry I o quarters of wheat, 

 or even barley, to market. The expence is 



enormous. 



