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is parcelled out in very small portions, and set at high 

 prices, which from its great importance are easily realized. 



2. PRIME BOG. 



P. B. Dark coloured hard when dry close in the 

 fibre either cut with a spade or baked 

 with the hand ashes red and weighty. 



3. MEDIUM BOG. 



M. B. Lighter in colour and gravity than P. B., but 

 withal tolerably good ; burning freely, but 

 diffusing less heat. 



4. INFERIOR BOG. 



I. B. Very light in colour, texture, and in the ashes 



diffusing little heat. 



Turf-bog, light and spongy in its texture, with white 

 ashes, is worth nothing ; but the same bog, as it gets 

 deeper, by being frequently cut over, may become good, 

 for turf-bog always improves in quality as it gets deeper. 



VI. DATA ASSUMED IN THE FORMATION OF THE FOLLOWING 



SCALE. 



1. That the land to which it applies is situated in cir- 

 cumstances of an ordinary character, neither conspicuous 

 for its advantages nor inconvenience. 



2. That the compulsory rates levied upon it for county 

 cess, poor rates, or other charge, do not exceed in the 

 whole 2s. Qd. in the pound on the valuation, or 12^ per 

 cent, per annum. 



3. That the prices of agricultural produce will average 

 at nearly the following rates : 



s. d. 



Wheat, at Is. 6d. per cwt. of 112 Ibs. 7 6 

 Oats, at 4s. lOd. .410 



Barley, at 5s. 6d. ,,.56 



Flax, at 49s. . 49 



Butter, at 65s. 4d. . 65 4 



Beef, at 35s. 6d. . 35 6 



Mutton, at 41$. .410 



Pork, at 32s. . 32 



or those given in Part First, chap. xii. 



