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Thefe are kept well hoed through the fummer, and agam 

 fown with wheat upon once ploughing. Where the land is 

 in high condition, a crop of oats will fometimes be taken, 

 but the more general pradice is to fow a few tares for fpring^ 

 food, and then make a thorough fummer fallow for fpring 

 corn. 



From this management, and the aid of fuch foreign 

 manure as can be conveniently obtained, this difl:ri6l averages 

 according to the index table, 



23 bufhels 2 pecks of Wheat per acre 



34 ditto 3 ditto of Barley 



35 ditto 2 ditto of Oats 

 20 ditto of Peas 

 23 ditto 2 ditto of Beans 



The faid table alfo further fliews that the average rent of 

 the arable land is 14s. 6d. per acre. That the paflures of 

 the firfl: quality equal 26s. ']d. thofe of the fecond quality 

 14s. 7d. a confequent difference of I2s. per acre, between 

 thofe which are partially, and thofe which are perfedly im- 

 proved. That the average of the meadow land is 30s. 3d. 

 per acre, and that where the arable and paflure are run 

 together, and let without diftindion of price, thofe lands 

 average 14s. 7d, per acre. That the hop land is 30s. per 

 acre. That the under woods are cut down at eleven years 

 growth, and that they fell at the flub for 3I. los. per acre. 

 That there are 3770 acres of wafte commons (including Tip- 

 trpe Heath) which by inclofure, are capable of being improved 

 IDS. 4d. per acre. That the compofition at prefent paid 

 for the great and fmall (ythes is 3s. 55d. and that the fame 

 has rifen, within twenty years is. 2|d. per acre; and laftly, 

 that the poor's rates upon the prefent rack rents are 3s. 7|d. 

 and that the fame have rifen io|d. in the pound, within 



ten years. 



Upon 



