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They ufe four horfes and two oxen in & 

 plough for fallowuig ; but often ftir with 

 three horfes, and do in general an acre a day. 

 They allow their horfes one peck of oats a 

 day in winter, and half a peck in fummer ; 

 and reckon the annual expence of a horfe 

 at lo /. The joift in fummer is 40 s. 



The food of their working oxen in winter 

 is only ftraw; and on that they work them. 

 They reckon them much better and more 



profitable than horfes. The price of 



ploughing is 5 J. the depth they cut generally 

 five inches in good land ; and in the other 

 foils three inches. The time of break- 

 ing up their ftubbles for a fallow is 

 Candlemas. 



They reckon a farmer fhould be worth 

 6co/. for the taking a farm of 100/. a year, 

 half grafs and half arable. 



Land fells at 35 years purchafe. Tythe 

 is both gathered and compounded for ; If 

 the latter, wheat generally pays 5 j. 6d, 

 barley, 4J". oats, 3 j. 6 d. hay, 2s. 



Poor rates, 8 d. in the pound. The em- 

 ployment of the poor women and children, 



is fpinning of worfled and they fpend 



much of their earning, like their neigh- 

 bours, in tea. 



Eftates generally run from 500 /. a year 

 upwards. 



Their general osconomy will be feen from 

 the following fketches. 



60 Acres 



