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The average of thefc accounts, or i /. i /. 

 per head profit, will be the average of this 

 neighbourhood. 



In winter and fpring, they are very at- 

 tentive to their fheep. They give the ewes 

 hay among the cows; and when near 

 lambing a few turnips. or a little corn; and 

 after lambing generally fome corn, half a 

 bufliel each. Keeping them late in the 

 fpring, they reckon worth 6 d. 2l. week ; 

 they generally give them a field of grafs, 

 which they keep on that account the longer 

 for mowing. But this is vile management, 



and calls aloud for a different condud. 



Of this more hereafter. The average 



weight /'fr fleece is about 7/^. 



In tillage, they reckon eight horfes ne- 

 ceflary for the management of 1 00 acres of 

 arable land; ufe three in a plough, but in 

 fallowing, four : Do an acre a day. The 

 common price, per acre, 5 J". They go in 

 clay foils four inches deep, and in gravel 

 fix. They allow their horfes, in winter and 

 fpring, half a bufhcl of oats each ^trday; 

 none in fummcr ; and reckon the annual 

 cxpence, per horfe, at 61, 10 s. The fummer 

 pift, 45 X. They know nothing of cutting 

 Araw into chaff. The time of breaking 

 up their fiubbles is between Candlemas 

 and Lady-iday. 



In the hiring and ffocking of farms they 

 ycckon 60c/. nccefiary for one of 100/. 



a yeari 



