52 BRITISH RURAL LIFE AND LABOUR. 



counties, but before entering into the reasons for this differ- 

 ence, a few instances may be given showing how the annual 

 payments are made up in various counties." 



These illustrations, however, will not be given, as 

 they are not of supreme interest to the general reader. 

 It will be necessary only to state, generally, of what 

 the payments in kind mostly consist. For example, 

 a house and garden given and valued at 5 per annum ; 

 potatoes free, valued at 3, los. per annum ; food and 

 drink given at harvest, 45. ; coals carted free, i, 45. 

 In another case coals carted are only put at 55. ; whilst 

 drink at hay harvest (a very " thirsty " time) is valued 

 at 75. 6d. In another case fuel or fuel carted is valued 

 at i, IDS ; in another at 75. 6d., and potato ground at 

 55. Then, again, fuel carted, is put at ios., drink at 

 harvest at 53., and potato ground at 75. 6d. Harvest, 

 in one further case, is put down at i, and in another, 

 drink at harvest at i. 



Amongst the same notes is an interesting illustration of 

 what may be called a very prosperous family containing 

 four breadwinners two sons and two daughters besides 

 the father. Their total earnings in cash and " kind " 

 amount to no less than 207, 8s. a year, made up as 

 follows : Father, cash wages at i8s. a week, or 46, i6s. 

 per annum ; house free, reckoned at 4, 55. per annum, 

 1200 yards of potatoes valued at 4, coals " led " free, 

 i, 45. Total annual earnings, 56, 53. The two sons 

 together, earning i8s. cash per week each, made 93, I2S. 

 per annum, and 1200 yards of potatoes each reckoned 

 up to 8. Their " grand total " was 101, I2s. per 

 annum. The two daughters earned is. 6d. a day in 

 winter, for about 24^ weeks, 22, is. ; and is. 8d. a day 

 in summer, reckoning for about 21 weeks, 21, ios. 

 Add to these earnings, 33. a day each for twenty harvest 

 days, or 6 for the two, brings their " grand total " of 

 money to 49, us. It will be seen by adding these 

 three totals together that the entire amount is as stated, 



