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his expence, and done by contract at 61. each, 

 after which they raife what little offices they 

 want for themfeives. 



Sir William being prejudiced againft the 

 cuftom of burning land, infifted that they 

 ihould not do it, which impeded them for fome 

 time; but upon being convinced that they 

 could not go on well without it, he relaxed, 

 and fince that they have improved rapidly. He 

 has informed them, that upon the expiration 

 of the leafe, they will be charged fomething for 

 the land, and has defired that they will mark 

 out each man what he wifhes to have ; they 

 have accordingly run divifions, and fome of 

 them have taken pieces of 30 or 40 acres : a 

 ftrong proof that they find their husbandry 

 beneficial and profitable. He has great reafon 

 to believe that nine-tenths of them were white 

 boys, but are now of principles and practice 

 exceedingly different from the mifcreants that 

 bear that name. The lime Sir William gives 

 them for the firft breaking up, and the quantity 

 they chufe is 40 barrels an acre, fo that all the 

 expenfe is 61. for the houfe, and il. 2 6s. Sd. 

 an acre for the land they improve. He has 

 little doubt but they will take the whole moun- 

 tain among them, which confifts of 900 acres. 

 Their courfe of tillage is, 



i . Potatoes on the burning, generally Turks , 

 (cindered) and great crops. 2. Rye. 3. Oats, 

 and then leave it out ; the grafs is, 



Their 



