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end if they can gain a livelihood ; profits will be out of the question. If corn will 

 grow on their farms without much labour or preparatory expense, they will sow it; 

 but they will content themselves with pasturage, whenever they find an exhausted 

 or unwilling soil. The country will thus gradually become more and more depen- 

 dant on other countries for its supply, and in a year of scarcity, when it will be too 

 late, we shall be compelled to lament our bad and improvident policy. 



CORNWALL. 



Mr. James Chappie. 



In the year 1790, good estates were let per year at about 20 shillings per acre; 

 now they are let from 30 to 40 shillings, and the taker in general is burthened 

 with repairs, rates, taxes, &c. 



DEVON. 

 Mr. R. Hawkins. 



Profits and expenses of an acre of wheat in 1790. 



£. s. d. 

 Average crop 24 Winchester bush, at 7s. 880 



£. s. d. 

 Rent - - - 120 



Tithe, at 2s.3(f. in the pound rent o 2 ^\ 

 Preparation, manure, seed, ice. 646 

 Reaping - - 056 



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Profit 



Profits, &c. of an acre of barley in 1790. 



Average crop 34 Winchester £, s. d. 

 bushels, at 3s. 6d. - 5 19 o 

 £. s. d. 

 Rent - - 120. 



Tithe - - o 2 ji 

 Preparation, seed, &c. I 18 o 

 Mowing - -012 



3 3 7l 



o 13 



2 '5 4; 



Profit on two crops of corn in 1790 £.2 8 11 



Expenses and profits of an acre of wheat in 1 804. 



£. s. d. jT. s. d. 



Rent , - - - I 10 o 



Tithe, at 3s. in the pound rent o 4 6 



Preparation,n;ianure,seed,&c. 7 i8 o 



Reaping - - - o 10 o 



Average crop 24 Winchester 

 bushels, at 7s. 



8 8 



Loss - ^.i 14 6 

 Expenses, &c. of an acre of barley, 1 804. 



Loss on two crops of corn in 1804 £.1 15 10 



Note^There is nothing charged in the foregoing account for carrying the corn 

 to the barn or stack, nor for threshing, as the straw is generally supposed to be 

 worth nearly as much as these expenses amount to. 



