£ H * LESLY HILL. 



The {lone of flax will, after hackling, be 51b. and 31b. 

 of tow. 



Flax per acre, 8olb. at is. id. *- 468 



4S Pound of tow, 6d. - - -140 



£• 5 IO 



Expcnfes - 93 



Produce 



This account fnrprized me fo much, that I 

 repeated the enquiry, and had it confirmed. 

 The flax is, however, generally fown on 

 their own land, and in that cafe only the 

 common rent to be reckoned. The 5Tb. of 

 flax will fpin into 9 hank yarn 45 hanks, 

 and a woman will fpin 4 a week, the price 

 for fpinning 6d. a hank. If they are hired, 

 they are paid 3I. a year and board. Of thefe 

 9 hank yarn, the cloth made takes 50 hanks 

 to aweb of 25 yards, but they make double 

 webs generally, of twice that length : of 7 

 hank yarn a web of 48 yards, 32 inch wide, 

 will take 88 hanks ; a man weaves it in 15 

 days, is paid 25s. and fells it for 3s. a yard 

 green. The tow is fpun into 2 hank yarn, 

 and wove into coarfe cloth. 



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