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hundred acres of arable land ; they ufe either 

 two oxen and two horfes in a plough, br 

 two horfes alone ; with the firft they do half 

 an acre a day, arid with the laft an acre and 

 half; but then the firft is ufed in the ftrong 

 work, and goes much the deeper. They al- 

 low their horfes the third of a bufhel ofoats 

 «ach in winter per week, but none in fum- 

 mer; and reckon the annual expence per 

 horfe to be 5/. ys. They give them no hay, 

 only pea ftraw. Their draught o^en they 

 feed in winter on ftraw and coarfe hay, but 

 work them on the firft alone. They reckon 

 oxen much the beft on ftrong lands, plow- 

 ing much fteadier and deeper. They break 

 tip their ftubbles for a fallow in autumn. 

 The price of plowing is 6 s, per acre, and 

 the depth five to feven inches. They know 

 nothing of chopping ftraw for chafF„ 



The hire of a cart, three horfes, and a 

 driver per day, is 5J. 



They reckon, that a man mould have 

 1200/. for the ftocking a farm of 3 00 A a 

 year. 



Land fells in general at thirty years pur* 

 chafe. 



Tythes are both gathered and compound- 

 ed : If the latter, 

 Wheat pays 6 s. Beans, 3 s. 



Barley, 5 Peafe, 3 



Oats* 3 6d. 



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