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As to manuring, they lime every third 

 year ; three chaldrons pjr acre, which cofl- 

 y s. per chaldron. 



Paring and burning, which is a common 

 prad:ice, cods them, 



Paring, 



Burning, 



Spreadin 



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Th:^ir hay they feed in the field; and 

 plough in their Itubbles. 



Good grafs lets at 20 J. The beft they 

 apply to grr.zing, and tiie fecond beft to 

 dairying. Three acres of the beft will keep 

 four cows : And they reckon that an acre 

 will keep fcven fheep. Their breed is the 

 Ihort horns. The prodn^l: of one they cal- 

 culate at 5 /. Upon an average they give 

 each four gallons of milk per day. And 

 ten Vv^ll maintain four hogs : When dry 

 in winter they keep them on ftraw ; but 

 give liay at calving. Some of their calves 

 they do not let fuck at all for rearing ; but 

 for the butcher a month, at which age 

 they are generally Vv^orth i /, 1 s. A dairy- 

 maid will let herfelf to feven cows. In the 

 wintering they reckon that every one re- 

 quires an acre and half of hay. The joift 

 in winter is 30 j. and in fummer from 20 s. 



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