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hut one plowing, dibble them in in row?, 

 hand hoe them thoroughly, and gain fix 

 quarters. For turneps they plow once or 

 twice, hoe them twice, at the expence of 

 5/. an acre each hoeing, and reckon the 

 value at 6 /. ioj. or 7/. on the ground. 



For potatoes they dung well and plow; 

 fet them in drills one foot afunder, and the 

 fetts fix inches from each other, hoe them 

 twice and hand weed them : The average 

 value 15/. an acre as they grow. 



Their manure all comes from London, 

 chiefly horfe dung, cofts n.a four horfe cart 

 load, and a pint of beer. No coal afhes. 



LABOUR, &c. 



In harveft, 1 2 s. a week, and beer. 



In hay time, 9 s. and beer. 



In winter, 9 s. 



Average of the whole year, 10/. 6 d. 



Reaping wheat, from 10/. to 20/. 



Mowing corn to bind and mock, 3 s. 



grafs, 3 s. to 5 s. 



Hoeing turneps, 5^. 



beans, js. 



Firft man's wages, 10/. to 10/. 10/. 



Next ditto, 7 /. to 7 /. 7 s. 



Boy of ten or twelve years, 3 /. 



Maids, 4 /. to 5 /. 



Women per day in harveft, \od* and board. 



In hay time, io</. and beer. 



In winter, 8 d. 



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