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 and four horfes ; but at other times two 

 oxen and two horfes ; and they in generjii 

 do an acre a day. When their horfes work 

 they generally allow each a peck of oats a 

 day. The annual expence of keeping horfes 

 about 61. Their joifl: in furamer 40 j". and 

 in winter 25/. Their working oxen are 

 kept in winter upon ftraw, and are worked 

 on it; but when hard, have a little hay, 

 Moft farmers reckon them more profitable 

 than horfes, and yet their number is by no 

 means equal. 



Some few farmers, who occupy ftrong 

 lands, break up their ftubbles for fallow 

 before Martinmas ; others, in the firft good 

 weather after Chrijlmas. Their depth of 

 ploughing is about five inches. — ^The price 

 'per acre, 5 s. 



They know nothing of chopt ftraw, by 

 way of chaff. 



In the ftocking of farms, they reckon tyiat 

 for too/, a year, half arable and half grafs, 

 a man ought to have 400/. to do it w^ell ; 

 but many will begin with lefs than 

 300/. 



Land fells for about 35 years purchafe. 



The great tythes are taken in kind. 



Poor rates run generally about %d, in the 

 pound. The w^omen and children fpin ilax, 

 at which the former earn from 4 ^. to 6 d. 

 a day. ' . 



All drink tea. . • 



Eftates 



