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number decreafes. They do not break up 

 their bubbles for a fallow till the fpring. The 

 price of plowing 5 s. per acre ; the depth 

 from two to four inches. Many farmers cut 

 ftraw into chaff; which is the firit time I 

 have met with the practice this age. 



The hire of a cart, three horfes, and a 

 driver a day, is ys. 



In flocking farms they reckon 250/. fuf- 

 ficient for one of 100/. a year. 



Lands fell at from thirty to thirty-five 

 years purchaie. There are many fmall es- 

 tates of 100, 200, and 300/. a year. 



Tythes are both gathered and compoun- 

 ded i if the latter, 



Wheat, 4/. Oats, 2 s. 6d. 

 Barley, 3 j-. Peafe, 2s. 6d. 



Poor rates bd. in the pound; the women 

 and children are in idlenefs; but tea-drinkers. 



The farmers carry their corn ten miles. 



Leafes are generally for terms of feven or 

 fourteen years ; but fome for two and three 

 lives. 



The following particulars of farms will 

 (hew the general oeconomy of the country. 



700 acres in all 30 fatting beaffs 



300 arable 2co fheep (and more 



400 grafs m winter) 



^.400 rent 4 men 



10 horfes 2 boys 



1 2 draft oxen 4 maids 



26 cows ;o labourers. 



