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In their tillage, they reckon that twelve: 

 horfes are neceifary for the management of 

 one hundred acres of arable land. They ufe 

 fometimes four, and fometimes two in a 

 plough, and do an acre a day with them. 

 The annual expence of keeping a horfe they 

 reckon at 6/. 10s. the fummer joift 2/. 2 s. 



The price of plowing, per acre, is from 5J* 

 to 6s. andMarc/j the time of breaking up for 

 a fallow. — Hire of a cart and horfe 31. a day* 

 In the hiring and ftocking of farms, they 

 reckon 360 /. or 400 /. neceifary for one of 

 80 /. a year. 



Land fells at from thirty-five to forty 

 years purchafe. 



Poor rates 9 d. in the pound. — The em- 

 ployment of the women and children, fpin- 

 ning, and winding yarn. 

 No fmall eftates. 



The following particulars of farms will 

 mew their general ceconomy. 



100 acres in all 20 young cattle 



90 arable 400 fheep (com- 



10 grafs mon right) 



jf . 50 rent 1 man 



8 horfes 1 maid 



10 cows j boy 



4 fatting beads 1 labourer* 



Another, 

 220 acres in all £'%° rent 



100 grafs 12 horfes 



1 20 arable 22 cows 



30 young 



