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STATISTICS OF AGRICULTURE. 



Tart IV. 



TOe earse tandU ere very fin-tile ; bui p rt ' I '< hilly and 

 moorj district of little "r do value. ture la similar 



to that of Stirlingshire. After the Invention ol the threshing- 

 m tchim , oneol the Artl ires erected .11 Kilbagie, i 

 .Miikii-. in 17^7 . it It driven byvater- A curioni 



m mur , | led dO«H Ir.mi 



i;i.ur Drummood (XI89. accumulata In the bays, end *■* 



ml&ed .in deposited with tin- lea weed driven on ihore bi the 



d ireed is lain d out end fermented with a 



■mall proportion of rtafale dung ; or the fanners spread It over 

 their cattb It forma mosl ezoeUeni manure* Thus, 



what in v iplet binderance to Improvement forty miles dis- 

 tant, U brought bere bj the river at no cost, .mil forms a most 

 valuable addition i<> the re ourt ei of the cultivator* Till 17 CO, 



m grown in thli county, tfaougti it appean bj old 

 ■bbej rentabj that wheat was paid as rent atCamlnu Kenneth 



l. 1117. .Now wheat enters Into almost every rota 



Hon. 



7S47. KINROSS-SHIRE 47,642 acret, of varied surface, but generally low. There are extensive 

 mosses and muirs, and not much rich soil Their agriculture is mixed, and of no great interest [lire's 

 (r' neral View % I" 



where he sets an example of knowledge, industry, ana good 

 management to all hi- neighbours." 



Adam, of Blab Adam, the ton of the celebrated architect, 

 the most extensive improv r in the county ; draining, enclos- 

 ing, planting, more especially the larch and Scotch pine, and 

 building commodious cottages, extensively and judiciously 

 pursued.. 



LochlcYon oceaplai 5308 acraij three small streamlets ran 



md the difference between n> highest and lowest 



. is three feet. The troutsoJ this 



lake in high etteera . the a of the rivei Leven larger, weigh- 



five pounds and upwards. 



" Dr. Coventry the !• mi n -d I'mtt'SMir «>l Agriculture in the 



t/iuver&itj of Edinburgh, possesees an estate in this county, 



Tsis. FIFESHIRE 322,560 acres, exhibiting almost every variety of surface and soil, from the moun- 

 tain to the plain, ami from gravel to moss. The climate is generally mild, owing to the surrounding 

 waters ; and what adds to the value of the county, both lor culture and for the formation of country-seats, 

 it is rather drier than that of other counties equally for north. The agriculture is mixed, and may be 

 said to excel both in the corn ami cattle department The reverend reporter displays mure than the usual 

 slurc of adulatory phraseology for that " highly patriotic individual, Sir John Sinclair," our " gracious 

 Sovereign," tin- Board of Agriculture, and the Government, " chalking out to the people a path by which 

 they may rise to opulence and consideration." [Thomson's General l'icw y lsUU.) 



1. Geographical State and Circumstances. 



foal, lime, and the usual rocks abound; ironstone and lead 

 and coppi i ore ah und, but none worked- Nearer Burntis- 

 land, upon the shore, and also in some other parts of the 

 county, there are quarries of hard stone, of a dark colour, « ith 

 uliav property of resisting the force of tire. It will 

 endure for many years, without being wasted or broken, though 

 exposed to the mosl intense heat. On this account it Is used 

 for the soles of ovens, and for the sides of chimney grates. 

 i and fire bricks m inufacturedof an excellent quality* 

 | / lemfi n'j I h neral livw, isoo.) 



2. Property. 



Estates moderate ; largest, SO00/. a year. 



3. Buildings. 



Pee counties so richly studded with noblemen and gentle- 

 men'- bouses; about a hundred enumerated as dest 



notice. Many magnificent buildings in ruins. Relie ous 

 houses, castles, and Falkland Palace. Farm-houses and cot- 

 teges formerly very bad, now greatly improved, and superior to 



those in most counties. 



4. Occupation. 



Farms from 50 to 500 acres of arable lands, and some of 

 mountain pasture twice as large. Some of the Largest and best 

 farmers are men who have emigrated froai other counties to 

 tin i less improved district ; but the greater number are sons of 

 local fa rmer s , and not a few firms have been in the same 



family for sev< ral gener Ltions. The reporter is an advocate for 



com nut-, a mode lirst revived in this county with the im- 

 provement of not taking the corn, but paying in money, 

 according to the average prices. Leases for nineteen years; 

 some formerly for one or more repetitions of the period; in 



general the restrictions reasonable, for the m wagers of esi Ltes 

 in this county are generally resident factors, and not Kdin- 

 bui gh lawyers. 



■ Implements. 



bs with convex mould boards preferred for loose soils, 



especially when in a wet state; they free themselves re 



readily or the earth, and make a neater furrow. An addition 

 to the plough, called a ridder i'./'V- 1130. a.), adopted in some 

 pi ■ es, and found to clear away the stubble from the coulter. 



1130 



f>. Grass. 



One fifth of the county inaccessible to the plough, and in 

 Store sheep and cattle pa tare; some bog or coarse rushy 

 on peat, and a tew spots of good alluvial meadow. 

 7. Gardens and Orchards. 



The remains of an orchard at Iandores, but none of modem 

 formation. Some market-gardens near the towns, hut most 

 of the inhabitants have gardens of their own. Some good 

 nurseries. Sang, an eminc-u nurseryman, and manager of 

 gentlemen's plantations,— a raluable man to the county,— has 

 introduced an excellent -tern of planting, pruning, and 

 draining. Some of the first private gardens in Scotland are in 

 this county, as that of Keith, W'emvss Castle, &c. 



8 Woods. 



Not extensive, but young plantations very numerous and 

 well managed. More cedars and rare sorts of trees in this 

 counts than in any other. 



!>. Live Stork. 



Black cattle of Fife long distinguished. The reporter has 

 he ird an English deal, r say, that a Fife bullock of for- 

 will bring an equal, and oft n a higher, price at the London 

 market than an English bullock ten stone heavier, and equally 

 rat. A good Fife cow will give from live to Beven gallons of 

 milk p r day, from seven to nine pounds of butler, and from 

 ten to twelve pounds of cheese per week, tron weight, for some 

 months after calving. 



Breweries, distilleries, flour and baric, mills, frequent. The 

 linen manufacture extensive. Salt made from the sea. Tan- 

 neries, vitriol, \i . 



The Fiji- Farming Society and the InverkeUhing CltJ., sup- 

 ported chiefly by turners, are considered useful institutions. 

 1 he first was tormed about six Tears ago, and at present 

 consists of nearly 200 members. The principal i bjects aimed 

 at by this institution are, a mutual tion of disco- 



veries and improvements in husbandry; common protection 

 against thieves and depredators who "shall unjustly invade 

 their property ; and raising a joint stock or capital for the be- 

 n I lit oftheii widows and children, and of mi mbers nducid to 

 distress or indigence. Members pay one guinea at their entry 

 and half-a guinea yearly. None are admitted but men of good 

 character ; and such members as shall be found guilty of crimes 

 and misdemeanors punishable by the laws of the" land, are 

 liable to expulsion, and a total deprivation of all benefit from 

 the Rod tys fund. No member can draw any thing from tee 

 fund till it amounts to 50CU. ; neither can any one be entit led 

 to in allowance until five years after his admission. The 

 allowance fixed for a member fallen into distress or indigence 

 Isthirti shillings per quarter j but this allowance is granted 



Upon the express condition, that be has not brought the distress 

 upon himself by drunkennes,, or any other kind of disorderly 



conduct. And during the time he is receiving the allowance, 

 it he shall be found guilty of dissolute .or immoral behaviour. 

 it is put in the power of the managers to deprive him of 

 it. The widow of a member is allowed twenty-five shillings 

 quarterly, so long onh as she remains bis widow, and main- 



tarns a good character. And the children, when no widow is 



left, are entitled to draw the half of what their rather contri- 

 buted. If a member shall die. and leave neither widow nor 

 children, his next heir, or who \,r shall be appointed bv him, 

 shall be entitled to the half ni' what he has contributed, after 

 deducting a proportional share of the expenses incurred by the 

 society since his entry. This society is, at present, in a very 

 respectable and flourishing condition. 



'^PERTHSHIRE l.Offl 10 acres, almost everywhere mountainous, but with intervening rale, 



-"'<"«: • *« "■ «» th-™ -<--"' &*»« ne?th S3 S^^mJStta 



stone, slate, whinstone, granite, Sec. the metal c ores iron lead ,„i ,.„,„„.» ,7, ,i\ . ,7." \ u ' . 

 sent worked. This county aero, to divide tha par ,',r s- it V, 'o, , ' ' i ' i ,' r ot " hl( ' h ,f e ^ P™- 



to the raising of grain, fr that of the north! whteh, wUh fe^ exc entions is'™^ fir f*^***^ 



also divides those parte of the kingdom on the north where , • > 7 . . ' pas , tllre - S 



found in the mosseV, from those in the south, which' •. rr •,! ,u S V 'i. fv^'n 1^' "" fV"" 

 natural firs. It is also the general boundary, n regard to ,',-, iU \ r ln , ,'" , , ,'",, ", ,h ,' ?°°?' bu * "° 

 moderate est,.,,., the formef in the north, and the latter in I " ,u t ', Zmir'v V T ^r to - a 

 noted tor its clay, or carse land culture, and .or ,,s pta" SltolTrf lan'h t^l'ts gteKSl^er. 



