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and mildew, and its value, in fome 

 meafure, is governed by the good or ill 

 fuccefs of the whale-fifhery. The ex- 

 pence of reaping, turning, thrafhing, 

 drefling, nd putting it into the bags, is, 

 from one pound to one pound five Ihil- 

 lino-s an acre. I fliall follow the feed 

 no farther, as I am not acquainted with 

 the manner of extracting the oil, and 

 preparing the cakes, which is a feparate 

 branch of bufinefs ; but the ufe thofe 

 cakes are of in fatting cattle, and ma- 

 nuring land, is not inconfiderable, being 

 worth at this time four pounds a ton. 



The flraw (preferved from wet) may 

 be ufed for lighting fires, heating ovens, 

 coppers, and burning in brick-kilns ; but 

 is not of much value for manure. The 

 chaff and colder is generally burnt on 

 the fpot, and the adies fpread about the 

 ground. The flubble, if the foil be 



clofe, 



