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tagcous to Icnvc breeding to other counties. Otir breed of flieep fifty years ngo was 



larger and finer than at prefent ; but not nearly fo profitable to the farmer as thofe now 

 brought from Norfolk and Wilts annually. 



31. The people certainly have a turn for improvement, and a(ftually do from time to time 



prove in their agricultural management. 



32. After what is faid in article 30, this requires nothing further. ^ 



2^. Perhaps tythes and want of leafes may have, in feme particular cafes, been obftacles to 

 improvement; though I muft confefs that I am unable to point out proofs of the fa (fl. 

 The commutation for tythes I fliould wifh for, is nearly the fame with that propofed in 

 the Agricultural Survey of Staffordfliire. A navigable canal through this parifli would 

 probably be the greateft fource of improvement I can at prefent conceive ; as it might 

 prove the means of bringing great quantity and variety of mamu'es fuited to our feveral 

 varieties of foil and fituation. Without this I fee very little probability of any confider- 

 able advance. 



34. The diflinftion of houfes and families I have always found extremely difficult to afcertain, 

 and perhaps were twenty perfons employed to make the enumeration, their accounts 

 would all be different. As nearly as may be the number of houfes in this parifh is about 

 325, and of fiimilies 365. The number of perfons on an average of five furveys, made 

 fucceflively in the years 1785 — 87 — 89 — 91 and 95, 1663. The annual burials on an 

 average of the lafl 13 years are 39, and confequently the average annual mortality one 

 in about 42I; an indication of at leafl: tolerable healthinefs. 



The poor's rates on an average of four years were, beginning at Eafter, 



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