( '91 ) 



they dropped them regularly about eight inch- 

 es afunder, as alfo to ferve the children fufH- 

 ciently with potatoes to fill their bafkets. — 

 One man to attend the horfe in the plough. 

 The expence was. 



Six children, at Gd, per day each C*^ 3 ^ 

 Two men, at is. ditto ditto 040 



Horfe, at 3^. ditto 030 



,C- o 10 9 



Now, allowing nine hours to a day*s work, 

 and the total expence ten (hillings, there will 

 be three hours which the potatoes took in 

 planting to be placed to that account, which 

 will be a dedudion of 3^. 4^. from the beans, 

 leaving the, net charge upon that article per 

 acre juft as much as an honed attorney would 

 charge a fimple countryman for afking him a 

 queftion, viz. 6s, ^d. 



It may perhaps be objefled, that this fcheme 

 would deprive a number of poor people, 

 who now work in the gardens, of a liveli- 

 hood ; — for, by adopting the method, thofc 

 of affluent fortunes would not have occafion to 



employ 



