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July 30th, croiTed the fireights in Mr. Sa- 

 vage's boat, and breakfafted with Mr. Ainf- 

 woith, collector of the cuftoms ; he gave me 

 the following particulars of the barony of Le- 

 cale, of the hufbandry of which I had often 

 heard as fomething better than common. The 

 foil varies near the fea, ftoney loam, dry found 

 good land, fome without ftone between the 

 rocky hillocks, fome very Honey ; the land is 

 light, as may be judged from two horfes being 

 ufually in a plough, lets on an average from 

 12s. to 28s. average 20s. the whole county 10s. 

 The meafure the plantation acre. The fouth 

 coafl is the richeft. Farms rife from 5 to 30 

 acres ; the little ones are all manufacturers : 

 there are fome of 30, and perhaps 40, that are 

 not weavers, but moft of them employ looms. 

 The divifion of farms among the fons, have 

 brought them fo low that they have been 

 obliged to weave for fubfiflence. In the richer 

 parts they fummer fallow, and the eourfe 

 then is: 



1. Fallow. 



2. Wheat, average produce 1 8 cwt. 



3. Bailey ditto, a ton per acre. 



4. Oats ditto, 4hhds. each, 12 bufhels. 



5. Peafe. 



6. Bailey. 



7. Clover (of which they fow much) for 2 



years. 



8. Barley. 



9. Oats. 

 10. Wheat. 



1. Potatoes 



