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 more than 140/. a year. The rents run 

 about 5 s. an acre fince they were inclofed, 

 but before ufed never to be above 1 s. in 

 feveral farms. Their courfe of crops 



1. Fallow 4. Turnips 



2. Barley 5. Barley 



3. Peafe and Oats 



For wheat they plough three times, fow 

 2.1 bufhels of feed, and reap about 15 

 bufhels at a medium. For barley they ftir 

 three times, fow four bufhels, and reap on 

 an average three quarters. They give for 

 oats but one ploughing, fow four bufhels, 

 and reap 2 1 quarters. They plough but 

 once alfo for peafe, fow four bufhels, and 

 gain from 10 to 24 bufhels in return. 

 They fow a great many turnips, plough 

 three times, hoe them but once, and 

 reckon the value per acre from 35 J", to 

 3 /. They feed them all off with fheep. 

 They never plough without four horfes and 

 two men, and do but an acre a day; this 

 terrible cuiiom, which is inch a bane to 

 the profit of hufbandry, cannot be too 

 much condemned ; for the whole expence 

 (on coraparrifon with the common cullom) 

 of tillage, might be laved by the farmer, if 

 lie would adopt the rational method of til- 

 line;; with a pair of horfes, and one man to 

 hold the plough and drive at the fame time. 



• The product of a cow is reckoned here 



at 4/. ioj". All thefe products you will 



undoubtedly 



