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For wheat they plough three times, fow 

 two bufhels, and reap on a medium 2i. 

 and 3 quarters. They give three earths 

 for barley, fow four bufhels, and reckon 

 three quarters a middling crop : For oats, 

 which is fomewhat unufual, they ftir 

 twice or thrice, fow four bufhels, and three 

 quarters the mean produce. They plough 

 but once for beans, fow two bufhels broad- 

 caft, never hoe them, but like their neigh- 

 bours are flovens enough to truft to their 

 flocks for the weeding of them; the aver- 

 age of crops is three quarters. For peafe 

 they likewife ftir but once, fow two bufhels 

 and an half, and gain in return about two 

 quarters and half. 



LABOUR. 



In harveft, 40 s. a month and board. 



In hay time, is. 4 d. a day for three weeks* 



In winter, 4 j. 6 d. a week. 



PROVISIONS, &c. 



Beef, per lb. 4 d. Butter, - 6 d. 

 JVIutton, - 4 Bread, - ii- 



The particulars of a farm, I enquired 

 after were, 



£.40 Rent 4 Cows 



5 Horfes 2 Servants 



The vale of Bedford, which is a per- 

 fectly Hat tract of land for fome miles 

 1 around 



