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CHAPTER XVIII. 
MISCELLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS, 
SECT. I.—AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 
I have heard of no Agricultural Society established 
in this county, having, for their object, the improve¬ 
ment of cultivation and live stock ;—for the particulars 
of the Vale of Evesham Road Society, see the article 
Roads. 
Many gentlemen of the county are, however, I am 
informed, connected with the Bath and West of Ensr- 
O 
land Agricultural Society, which has, most probably, 
prevented the forming of a similar society within the 
county. 
SECT. II.—WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 
The weights of this county are the same every where 
else established, (Avoirdupois and sixteen ounces to the 
pound) nor did I hear of any customs to the contrary. 
The measure varies in this county considerably. 
Mr. Oldacre saj s, It appears to me to have been caused 
originally by the quality of the produce of different 
places 
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