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STOCK.'—BiU few horned cattle are bred here. The general flock confifts of Fl/cjhhe, V/efl 

 Highland, and Galloi\)c:y Scots, 'North and South Wales runts, and fometimes a lot of Ihort-hornad 

 To-.kjhire beafts, and of late fome Irijh fteers. Thefe are fatted off within the year; and thofe of 

 fuperior quality and condition, within from fix to nine months. — Formerly a great number of 

 calves were fatted for the London market; but this has declined much within the laft ten years.— 

 The Norfolk Jhcep were lately the principal flocks : but they are now fucceeded by the Southdo^vn 

 breed, which aru found to be a hardier and every way a more profitable race ; The fmaller farmers 

 keep the HertforJjhirc breed, which are much improved by a crofs of the fViltfhire tups. — A con- 

 fiderable number of the Shroppire and Berkjhirc hogs are grazed here on clovers for the diftillers, 

 which for the laft two or three years have paid well. — Some ufeful cart colts are bred on the marlhes, 

 but thefe are only fufficient for the teams of the breeders. 



There are two decoys for the different fpecies of wild fowl, and breeding fliores for oyjiers: but 

 any detail of their management and terraqueous produce, would here be fuperfluous. 



WORKMANSHIP. — The labour is principally by the piece, and is generally well executed: 



. the wages are adequate to the price of provilions. — Ploughmen lol. per ann to be in the houfe; 



or I OS. per week living out, each having their harveft month made up five guineas. Day-labour 



is IS. 6d. in winter and r6d. in fummer without beer; the hpurs from fix to fix in fummer, and 



from feven until dark in winter. 



The tytbes are chiefly under compofition to the feveral farmers. The number of houfes is 

 about ICO, containing fomewhat more than 500 inhabitants. A nvorihoufe has been lately efta« 

 bliflied, which is managed, fo as to leflen rates, while it affords additional comforts to the paro- 

 chial poor. A ufeful fchool was eftabliflied by a late re6lor, for the education of the children 

 of inhabitants endowed with land in Mile-end value 60I. per annum 



The parilh has increafed much in population within the lafl feven years, fo that it depends 

 no longer on the cafual vifitation of ftrange hulbandmen to get in its harveft. The roads from 

 tlie worll, may now be claiTed amongft the bell in the kingdom. 



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