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Upon land that was fo very lately covered 

 with nothnig but Hng. 



Mr. Scrooped experiments on moor-lands 

 prove feveral points of very great impor- 

 tance, — particularly the following ; 



The expence of walling, upon fuch moors, 



is 5 J". 6 d, per rood, of feven yards long, 



and five feet high. 

 That of paring and burning, and fpreading 



the afhes, is i6j-. 6 d per a.cre. 

 That of laying on four chaldron per acre of 



lime, is i^s. ^d. per acre. 

 With fuch improvement, thefe moors yield 



very beneficial crops ; viz. 

 Turnips, vrorth from 35 j". to 4/. 

 Oats, from four to fix quarters. 

 Cabbages, from 15 to 34 ton. 

 Maflin, about three quarters. 

 Grafs, that will keep feven fhcep per acre, 



through fummer, and a cow to an acre 



and an half. 

 It will be here proper to calculate the 

 benefit of improving a fquare mile of moor 

 on thefe data. 

 Inclofing in fields, of 40 acres each, 



10 miles, at ^s. 6 ^. a rood, - £. 687 

 Gates, . - - 8 



Buildings, _ - - 300 



Paring and burning, - - 528 



Liming, at 15 j. 4 c/. ^ct acre - 491 



£' 2014 



