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gullons. It may be neceffary, however, to mention, that the Englilh fta- 

 tute acre contains 4840 fquare yards, and the Scotch llatute acre 6150 

 fqiuire yards. A quarter, or eight Winchcfter buflicl;, contains 17,203 

 cubic inches. The boll of barley or oats, Linlithgow nieafure, (which is 

 the (landard of Scotland), contains 12,822 cubic inches, and a boll of 

 wheat or beans meafures 87S9 cubic inches. 



LEASES. 



NORTHAMPTON-SHIRE. 



In this county, there are fcarcely any 

 lands held by tenants under leafes, except 

 thofe granted by the Bifhop, Dean, and 

 Chapter of Peterborough, which are for 

 ll years, renewable every 7. 



The tenants, in general, poffefs their 

 farms only from year to year. There are, 

 however, written agreements entered into 

 between the landlords and tenants, in 

 which the mode of cropping the lands is 

 fpecified. 



The farm-houfe and offices, are gene- 

 rally kept in repair, at the joint expence 

 of the parties ; though, in a great many 

 inftances, the whole expence relts with 

 the tenant. 



The tenant, is, on all occafions, exprefsly 

 debarred from breaking up any old pa- 

 fture-grafs, and from felling hay or ftraw. 



The term of entry, to a grazing farm, 

 is at Lady-day, and to tillage lands, at Mi- 

 chaelmas. 



The fize of the farms is much the fariie 

 !n both counties. 



PERTH-SHIRE. 



There are few inftances in this county, 

 where lands are now poffeiTtd without 

 leafe. The common term of endurance 

 is for 19 years, though fometimes the 

 leafe is granted for the lifetime of the 

 tenant, if he fhould furvive after the ex- 

 piration of that period. 



The terms contained in the leafe are, 

 that the tenant fliall receive the hoiifes in 

 a complete ftate of repair on his entry, 

 that he Ihall keep them in proper order 

 during the leafe, and leave them equal in 

 value at his removal. 



Particular m.odes for cropping the lands 

 are fp:;cified, and certain penalticg or ad- 

 ditional rents are flipulated, for every de- 

 viation from thefe rules. 



The tenant is generally bound to refide 

 with his family on the farm, and is de- 

 barred from fubfetting or affigning his 

 leafe, and from felling any ftraw off the 

 farm. 



The tenant enters to the houfcs at 

 Whitfunday, and to the lands, at tlie fepa- 

 ration of that year's crop from the ground. 

 The outgoing tenant has a liberty of fel- 

 ling his laft crop before it is reaped, and 

 it is generally difpofed of in this way, 

 which prevents any interference between 

 the outgoing and incoming tenant. 



O B S E R. 



