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natural meadow- fields in this diftridV, nor indeed in any other part of 

 Perthftiire, except in the valleys, and along the fides of tlie dreams and ri- 

 vers in the Highlands, where, owing to the latenefs of the climate, and tlie 

 great falls of rain to which vthat country is fubjea:, the crops of meadow- 

 hay are often very precarious. 



LABOUR. 



Tlie PRICE of LABOUR 

 NORTHAMPTON-SHIRE. 



Butcher- meat, from 4 d. to 5 d. per lb. 



Poultry, from i s. 2 d. to i s. 4 d. each. 



EgffS, - 6 d. to 8 d. per fcore. 



Butter, - 8 d. to 10 d. per lb. 



Cheefe, - 4 d. to 5 d./.fr do. 



The wages of a ploughman, from L. 8 to 

 L. 10. 



A young man or boy, from L. 4 to L. 5. 



A female fervant, from L. 3, 10 s. to L. 4, 

 10 s. 



Day labouring in funimer, without board, 

 from I s. 2 d. to I s. 4 d. 



Ditto in winter, 10 d. to is. 



A man for the harveft montli, from L. 2, 

 2 s. to L. 2, 10 s. 



A woman by the day, i s. without board. 



Grain is threflied at from i s. 3 d. to 2 s. 

 6 d. per quarter. 



When the ploughmen receive board-wages, 

 it is generally at the rate of 6 s. the 

 week all the year round ; but they are 

 more commonly maintained in bed, 

 board and waftiing in the farmer's fa- 

 mily. 



The ordinary breakfaft and fupper Li 

 cold meat, with bread and cheefe, 

 and for dinner, either roaft or boiled 

 meat, with pudding. Ale is allowed 

 them on many occaiions, and fmall beer 

 they have always at command. 



Labour commences about the fame hour, 

 at the diftereat feafons, in each of the 

 counties. 



and PROVISIONS. 



PERTH-SHIRE. 



Butcher-meat, from 3 d. to 4 d. fier lb. 



Poultry, from i s. to 1 s. 4 d. each. 



Eggs, - 6 d. to 8 d. per dozen. 



Butter, - • 6 d. to 8 d. per Ih. 



Cheefe, from 2? d. to 3^ d. per lb. 



The wages of a ploughman, from L. 8 to 

 L. 10. 



A young man or boy, from L. 3 to L. 5. 



A female fervant, from L. 3 to L. 4. 



Day labourer in fummer, without board, 

 I s. to I s. 2 d. 



Ditto in winter, from 8 d. to to d. 



A man for harveft work (which is gene- 

 rally finiflied in 20 working days), re- 

 ceives about L. I, 5 s. and a woman a- 

 bout 17 s. 



Grain is threflied at from 1 s. 4 d. to i s. 

 8 d. per quarter. 



When fervants are boarded in the farmer's 

 houfe, the ordinary fare is for break- 

 faft and fupper pottage made of oat- 

 meal, fait and water, which is eat with 

 milk. For dinner foup, or, as it is pro- 

 vinciaUy called, broth made with pot- 

 barley, vegetables, and butcher-meat. 

 But the more general pradice is to give 

 each ploughman a certain allowance of 

 oat-meal, (about 36 ounces a-day), and 

 tliree pints of fweet-milk, or double 

 that allowance of butter-milk. They 

 lodge and eat in a houfe disjoined from 

 the farm -houfe, and coo.k their own 

 viftuals. 



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