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FENS. JANUARY 24. The following is an accu- 



rate account of the peat-grounds of the fens. 

 The " turf-man" pays for rent .040 

 For cutting from is. 6d. to 2s. 019 

 For " chimneying" (that is, piling 

 them lattice-wife to dry) 006 



For boating to the ftaith 6d. to is. o o 9 



7 



Profit and hazard (great quantities 

 are fometimesfwept away by the floods) o i 6 



The felling price per thoufand .08 6 

 The peats, when cut, are about four inches 

 fquare (but dry to about three inches and a 

 quarter) ; and from two to three feet long, or 

 of a length equal to the depth of the moor ; 

 every foot of which, therefore, affords nine 

 peats: each yard 81 : each rod 2,450^: and 

 each acre 392,040 : which, at 4^. per thou- 

 fand amounts to the turn of .78 8/. 2tt. an acre : 

 belides the additional advantage of having un- 

 covered a ftratum of earth, which, in many 

 parts, produces reed, fpontaneoufly ; and on 

 which, it is highly probable, that valuable 

 aquatic might on every part be propagated. 



JANUART 



