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be eaten off firft, as they will not fland fo long 

 as the others. 



The poor people hire this turnip land at fix 

 guineas to 7!. los. for planting potatoes. 

 About ten years ago the price was four gui- 

 neas to 5!. but the reftridlions on paring and 

 burning have leflened the quantity of it. For 

 this potatoe crop one ploughing is given in 

 March or April, fix to eight barrels of feed 

 planted ; the favourite forts are the apple po- 

 tatoe for late, and the early wife for early ufe,, 

 They hand weed them carefully, and take them 

 up the middle of November or beginning of 

 December, the average crop 90 barrels, 



Expences on an acre. 



Rent ^ . 6 16 6 



Seven barrels of feed, at 45. i 8 o 



Planting, thirty men a day - - 0160 



Taking up, eighty men a day - -200 



ii o 6 



PRODUCE. 



Ninety barrels, at 45. - - 18 o o 



Expenfes n o 6 



Profit - /. 6 19 6 



Prime coft, 2s. 5d. a barrel. 



The 



