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 head. They feed them in winter and fpring 

 oh grafs; lome turneps; and when pinched 

 for feed, turn them into their wheat and 

 rye. $lb. the average of fleeces. 



They reckon eight horfes neceffary for 

 the cultivation of an hundred acres of arable 

 land, uie three in a plough, and do an acre 

 a day. When at work in winter they al- 

 low their horfes a peck of oats per day ; and 

 reckon the annual expence at 7 /. They 

 plow up their ilubbles for a fallow at 

 Chriftmas. The price per acre of plow- 

 ing, 5 j. The depth five inches. They 

 know nothing of chopping ftraw for chaff. 

 The hire of a cart and three horfes a day 

 is 5 J. 



In the hiring and ftocking of farms, 

 they reckon 300/. requifite for one of 100/. 

 a year. 



Land fells at twenty-eight or thirty years 

 purchafe. There are fome eftates fo low as 

 2 or 300/. a year. 



Tythes are generally compounded; 

 Wheat, 8j. 6d. Oats, 4/. 



Barley, 4*. 6d. Beans, 6s. 



Poor rates 2d. in the pound. Their em- 

 ployment, fpinning Wool and flax. But few 

 drink tea. 



The farmers carry their corn three miles. 



The general aeconomy will be feen from 



foil wing (ketches. 



300 acres 



