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 In their tillage they reckon fix horfes ne- 

 ceifary for the management of an hundred 

 acres of arable land : They ufe two or three 

 in a plough, and do an acre a day. The an- 

 nual expence per horfe they calculate at 5 /. 

 The fummer joifb 2 s. a week. 



They break up their fallows for turneps 

 at Chrijlmas -, the depth of itirring in gene- 

 ral from three to fix inches. Much ftraw 

 is here cut into chafT. 



The hire of a cart, three horfes, and dri- 

 ver, 5 j. to 5/. 6d. 



Many farmers hire farms of 100/. a year 

 with 350/. but it was the opinion of feveral 

 fenlible hufbandmen I converfed with, that 

 upwards of 500/. is neceflary to do it com- 

 pletely. That fum they divided as follows : 

 Thirty cows, - - £.210 



Six horfes, - - 60 



Two waggons, - - 35 



Two carts, - - - 10 



Harnefs, ----- 6 

 Sundry fmall articles, 6 



Rent, ----- ^o 

 Rates, - - - - - 10 

 Houfekeeping, two men, two maids, 



two boys, and the farmer and wife, 60 

 Seed, - - - - 15 



Hogs, 4 



Wages, - - - - _ 28 

 Labourers, - - - 25 



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