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fallow, while the other half is cultivated. 

 The former is ploughed during the whole 

 summer, to prevent the growth of grass or 

 Meeds, which might exhaust it. Barley is 

 sown in these open fields only. Rye is cul- 

 tivated on land that has recently been 

 cleared of its wood by burning, but not in 

 any great quantities. Turnips and Rye are 

 sown together in one crop, and not, as 

 usual in other places. Turnips one year 

 and Rye the other. Rye bread is reserved 

 to treat visitors. Barley bread is of three 

 different qualities; 1. made of the un- 

 mixed barley ; 2. of a mixture of barley 

 and chaff; 3. of chatf without any ad- 

 dition, except now and then a handfull or 

 two of barley. This last is their Spis-bi'od, 

 or household-bread. 



The plough is of the same construction 

 as that used in Westbothland. 



Almost every person, except such as are 

 very poor, catches as many of the small 

 kind of Herrings, called Strmmmiugifilupea 

 Hareiigus /3, Mtmbras of old authors,) as 



