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Ule either 3 horfes in a plough, or 2 hor- 

 ies ?.nd 2 oxen ; with the firft, they do an 

 acre and half a day, and with the fecond, 

 not above half an acre ; but then the laft 

 is the ftrongeft of all their work. — Their 

 allowance of oats to their teams, is two 

 builiels per horfe, per week. The annual 

 expence of keeping a horfe, they reckon 

 8/. They feed their working oxen on 

 draw and hay, in winter, and work on 

 ftraw alone. The common time for break- 

 ing up flubbles for a fallow, is March, 

 but fome do it in November. The price of 

 ploughing, is 5J-. td. — The depth 4 or 5 

 inches. The hire of a cart, three horfes 

 and driver, 3^. td. 



In the hiring and ftocking farms, they 

 reckon 450/. necelTary for one of 100/, 

 a year. 



Land fells at 32 years purchafe. Eftates 

 rife from 100 /. upwards. 



Tythes are both gathered and com- 

 pounded ', when the latter, 2x. bd. an acre 

 for turneps, and 7/. for wheat, barley, 

 and oats, are common prices. 



Poor rates, 6 d. in the pound. The 

 employment of the poor, begging and 

 ftroUing : All drink tea. 



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