Ch. XVII. Of Differences betwee?t, tkc. 255 



The ufual Expences of an Acre of Wheat, fown in the 

 old Huibandry, in the Country 'where i live, is, in 

 in fome Places, for Two Bujhels and an half of Seed ; 

 in other Places Four Bujhels and an half ; the leaft of 

 thefe Quantities at Three Shillings per Bufhel, being the 

 prefent Price, is Seven Shillings and Six-pence. For 

 Three Plowings, Harrowing, and Sowing, Sixteen 

 Shillings ; but if plowed Four times, which is better. 

 One Pound. For Thirty Load of Dung, to a Statute 

 Acre, is Two Founds Five Shillings. For Carriage 

 cf the Dung, according to the Diftance, from Two Shil- 

 lings to Six-pence the Load, One Shilling being the 

 Price moft common, is One Pound Ten Shillings. 

 The Price for Weeding is very uncertain ; it has fome- 

 times coft Twelve Shillings, fometimes Two Shillings 

 per Acre. 



/. s. d. 

 Fa Seed and Tillage, nothing can bel ^ 



abated of — — — y * 



For the Weeding, one Tear with 1 

 another, is more than « — — y 

 For the Rent of the Tear's Fallow 00 i© co 



For the Dung , 'tis in fome. Places a~\ 

 little cheaper, neither do they al- I 

 ways lay on quite fo much ; there- [ 

 fore abating 15s. in that Article, j ° 2 I0 °° 

 we may well fet Dung and Car- 

 riage at — — — J 



Reaping commonly 5s. fometimes lefs 00 04 06 



Total 04 10 00 



Folding of Land with Sheep is reckoned abundantly 

 cheaper than Cart-dung; but this is to be queftioned, 

 becaufe much Land muft lie fiill for keeping a Flock 

 (unlefs there be Downs) -, and for their whole Tear's 

 keeping, with both Grafs and Hay, there are but Three 

 Months of the Twelve wherein the Fold is of any con- 

 fiderable Value 5 this makes the Price of their Manure 

 5 2 ua -. 



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