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inftance, which create as great a buftle, and 

 caufe almoft as great an expence, as twice 

 that quantity. 



By an accurate account of the expence of 

 five acres of rape harvefted in theufual man- 

 per fome years ago, the expence appears to 

 be 235. an acre. The fame quantity would 

 now, under the prefent price of living and 

 the prefent ftyle of treating upon thefe occa- 

 iions, coft from thirty to forty IhilHngs an 

 acre. 



By an account equally accurate and parti- 

 cular it appear?, that four acres and three 

 quarters, harvefted as wheat a very few years 

 ago, coft only i6s. 6d. an acre, tho' thraihed 

 put in harveft. 



Reaping three women, at 8d. each 2 o 

 Binding a man 2S.a boy 6d. 2 6. 



Carrying three loads, at i8d. 46 



Thrashing -three days in barveft, at 

 as. 6d. 7 6 



16 6 



But the filing of expence is far from 

 being the greateit faving by this practice. 

 ':fhe VALUE OF THE STRAW to cattle in winter 



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