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eat wheat : and as this is near a third part of Eng- 
land, it will follow, that one fourth of the whole is 
left out of the calculation, and that we mud; add 
near two millions to it to make it complete. 
Again, I compute, that in my parifh there are 
killed annually 160 fat hogs, viz. above one to three 
perfons ; and that this humour of pig-killing pre- 
• vails over half of England at lead, and is in fome 
meafure indulged in all parts. Now we will fuppofe, 
that there are but fix hiillions of people in the na- 
tion, and that what is killed in the northern half 
makes up for what is deficient by reafon of towns in 
the fouthern half ; we mud from hence conclude, 
that a million of fat hogs are killed in England every 
year. Now one hog with another takes two quarters 
of corn, fometimes barley, fometimes peafe : if we 
put half barley, we lhall be under the truth. And 
here we diall have a million quarters of barley, not 
•only to balance the exportation of wheat, but alfo to 
be equivalent to, as much bread-corn as will main- 
tain a full million of people. 
Farther, it is well known, that the greated part of 
.the corn-trade is, of late years, got into the hands of 
millers : and it has been whifpered about for a con- 
liderable time, and, I think, now the millers do not 
deny it, that fome whiting is carried to all the great mills. 
'The excufe alleged for it is, that it makes the flour 
we/, and confequently bake, the better. I am rather 
inclined to be of opinion, that it is to give a colour 
to fomething that wants colour. And indeed, who- 
ever tades the common bakers bread again d a piece 
of genuine wheat-bread, will have fome reafon to 
fufpedt, that all is not gold, that glitters. Every body 
Vo l. 50. A a a knows. 
