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the meadow, and I received the following 

 statement : 



In order to make the most money of the 

 spring-feed, the proprietor kept the grass 

 untouched till the second day of April, 

 from which time he let it to the neigh- 

 bouring farmers, to be eaten off in five 

 weeks, by the undermentioned stock, at 

 the following rates per head : a sheep 1 d. 

 per week, a cow 3s. 6d. a colt 4s. The 

 quantity of the land is eight acres. 



c£. s. d. 



107 Wether sheep, one week --492 



8 Cows - - - ditto - - 1 8 



4 Colts . • - ditto - - 16 



6 13 2 



Total of five weeks 33 5 10 

 5 Colts, 3 weeks to be added 1 16 



Total 35 1 10 

 After 



