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In tKe hiring and flocking farms, tHey 

 feckon 400 /. neceflary, for taking one of 

 100/. a year, half grafs and half arable. 



Land fells at 35 years purchafe. 



Poor rates are 8 d. in the pound : the em- 

 ployment of the poor women and childrea 

 is fpinning a little flax and worfted : tea, to 

 my great wonder, is but little drank here. 



Scarce any fmall eftates, 1 000 /. a year 

 and upwards. The farmers carry their corn 

 only three or four miles. 



The general ceconomy will be feen from 

 the following fketches of farms. 



250 Acres in all 30 Young cattle 



160 Arable 40 Sheep 



90 Grafs 3 Men 



^. 105 Rent I Boy 



7 horfes i Labourer 



6 Oxen 2 Maids. 



12 Cows 



Another : 



150 Acres in all 6 Cows 



130 Arable 14 Young cattel 



20 Grafs 26 Sheep 

 jT. 80 Rent , i Man 



4 Horfes i Boy 



4 Oxen I Maid. 



Another : 

 I'j'i Acres in all ^. 135 Rent 

 172 Arable 8 Horfes 



100 Grafs 6 Oxen 



3 20 Cow^ 



