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The same writer took great pains to ascertain the correct pro- 

 portions of the above areas cultivated and otherwise and gave the 

 following table : — 



Land under com crops in 1865 

 „ ,, green crops in 1865 



„ „ bare fsdlow in 1865 



„ „ artificial grasses under rotation 



Total arable, taken from Government Returns 

 Permanent pasture, meadow and ancient inclosures 

 Rough pastures and low allotments 

 Hill pastures and high allotments 

 Fells and commons, uninclosed 

 Woods and plantations 

 Roads 

 Railwa5rs . . 

 Lakes, tarns, rivers and ponds 



Total 



Webster's estimate was made with local knowledge in 1868, 

 but it would appear from the Agricultural Returns for 1867 that only 

 221,950 acres were returned as under cultivation, leaving 263,482 

 unaccounted for— the total area of the county at that date being 

 taken in the returns at 485,432 statute acres. 



Webster's data is still the most reUable we have to go upon, 

 more especially that relating to commons and fells uninclosed. 



The following list of inclosures which have taken place in West- 

 morland is not complete, it has been compiled from many sources — 

 every vicar or rector in the county among others having been applied 

 to. The most complete official return is the " Commons (Inclosure 

 Awards) " of 1904, the whole of those contained in it which relate 

 to Westmorland are in the Muniment Room of the County Council. 

 The sources of other awards which are included will be found in the 

 list of abbreviations : — 



