or UOUSILLON. 7S 



in winter. One set is worked from morning till noon, 

 another set from noon till evening. I neglected to in- 

 quire what the average produce of wheat is on this farm ; 

 but on the farm first visited, where there was no irri- 

 gation, it was sixteen or seventeen bushels per English 

 acre. The workmen are paid extremely well. The per- 

 manent servants of the farm have 150 francs, about £6 

 a year, in money; 6 hectolitres (21^ English bushels) of 

 wheat; 500 litres (120 gallons) of wine; 40 pounds of 

 oil, and 20 pounds of salt, besides a piece of ground to 

 plant vegetables and haricots (the great dependence of 

 the working people here), and house room about the 

 premises. The peasants, and their wives and children 

 are all extremely well clothed. Day labourers, at all 

 seasons, receive 30 sous, about 14d a day. In the 

 harvest, mowers and sheep-shearers, 2~ francs, and reap- 

 ers two francs per day, besides their food ; and Mr. 

 Durand says, they make six meals a day at that time, 

 and the quantity of food they consume is almost incredi- 

 ble. About sunset we reached Perpignan, from which 

 the last farm was three leagues distant, highly gratified 

 with our excursion, and the kindness of our entertainers, 

 who, to wind up their attentions for the day, had invited 

 us to dine, and we now found a sumptuous dinner wait- 

 ing our arrival. 



Friday^ I8th. — Messrs. Durand had been kind enough 

 to say that they would give me a letter to their manager 

 at Port Vendre, where they have a large establishment 

 for shipping wines. I waited upon them to-day, and 

 found it ready. Port Vendre is only about half a league 

 from CoUioure, which I had resolved to visit, as its envi- 

 rons produce the first quality of Rousillon red wine. At 

 two o'clock I accordingly took my place in the diligence, 



