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appears the town upon the fide of the 

 hill, with the houfcs one above another, 

 in a manner which adds greatly to the 

 beauty of the landfcape. A broad river 

 winds in a charming ftile through the ir- 

 riguous valley, breaking upon the eye in 

 fuch a pleaiing ftilc, that it is impofTible 

 not to be ftruck with rapture at the view. 



Around this neighbourhood the foil is 

 chiefly a fandy gravel ; but under the fur- 

 face through all. this country the reck is 

 prefently found ; in fome places it rifes 

 quite to the view like an artificial pave- 

 ment, in broad patches of feveral yards. 

 Land lets from 6s. to 12s. an acre; farms 

 are from 20/. to 100/. a year. Their 

 courfe, 



1. Fallow 3. Beans 



2. Barley 4. Wheat 



For the latter they plough but once, fow 

 three bufhels, and reap on a medium about 

 20 buihels. For barley, they plough four 

 times, fow four bufhels, and reckon four 

 quarters the average produce. They far 

 but once for oats, fow four bufhels, and gain 

 in return about four quarters. In their 

 clay lands, they fow fome beans, plough 

 once for them, fow four buihels, and rec- 

 kon the average produce at 18 buihels. 

 They fow but few turnips ; 

 ture is, to plough tour or five times for 

 them, hoe them once, and fbmetimes twice, 

 value a crop at about 3c s e them 



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