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of arable land. Ufe four in a plough, and 

 do an acre a day. The annual expence of 

 keeping horfes 5/. 10 s. each. The fum- 

 merjoift 30 j-. to 50/. and 3J-. 6d. a week. 

 They break up their ftubbles for a fallow 

 in March; plough in general fix inches 

 deep. The price per acre 8 s» Know no- 

 thing of chopping ftraw for chaff. Hire 

 of a cart, three horfes and a driver, 4^. a 

 day. 



In the flocking of farms 500/. is necefTary 

 to flock a grazing one of 1 50 A a year ; but 

 200/. fufHcient for the common ones of 

 100 /. a year. 



Land fells at from thirty to forty years 

 purchafe. 



Tythes both gathered and compounded 

 for. 



Poor rates in Garftang 5^. in the pound; 

 in villages 2 d. They fpin cotton and fiax. 

 All drink tea. 



But few fmall eflates. 



The farmers carry their corn twelve 

 miles. 



Many leafes for three lives \ and fome 



on terms of years. 



The 



