ENCLOSING. 159 



ulilch were very fine, but from a tinge of black sand in 

 the soil, stock did not prove on them. Then barley, which 

 looked beautifully in the spring (1800), but fell off in the 

 drought, and proved a bad crop, though much in bulk. 



SHARNBOURN. — ENCLOSED ABOUT 30 YEARS, 



^ant'itj. — Something under lOOO acres. 

 Corn. — Vevv much increased. 



890 



Rent. — Increased full one-third. The equality value of 

 the common was i6s. an acre. 



Common Rights. — 37 ; and 3 acres of average value 

 were assigned to each cottage-right house, to enable the 

 cottager to keep a cow : their cattle before were starved, 

 by the farmers superior stocking. 



Corn, — Increase in the propordon of 15Q additional 

 acres cultivated ; and the improvement of half year land 

 converted to whole year. 



Sheep. — Much the same. 



POPULATION. 



Baptisms from 1780101789 - - 74 



- 43 



Burials 

 Increase 



31 



Baptisms from 1790 to 1799 - - 76 



Burials - - -36 



Increase - - - 40 



SHIPD- 



