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An Abridgment of the Six Weeks, and Six Months Tour's of Arthur Young, Esq; through the Southern, and Northern Counties of England and Part of Wales. Containing, all the most important articles of information relating to agriculture, now in practice in the most cultivated counties, with some account of the successful culture of lucerne, cabbages, &c. &c. Intended for the use of the common farmers of Ireland.
Author
Young, Arthur, 1741-1820.
Date Added
11 January 2014
Format
Book
Language
English
Publish Date
1771
Publisher
Dublin: Printed by S. Powell, in Dame-Street, Printer to the Society.
Source
McGarrity Books.
Topic
Agriculture > England. Agriculture > Wales. England, Northern > Description and travel. Wales > Description and travel.
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twice more. They dig them up with a
three prongedt fork, and generally -before,
they are half grown. Ifaw then? taking up
feveral crops; the reaion of this earlinefs, g
is the great price potatoes bear in the fummer.
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lord ofithe Red-Lyon at Ilfofd, fold three
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For wheat they plough four-times, fow 2
produccofbtlfhels; and reckon 3-3 qrs. a ‘midlihg crop.‘ i5
Theygive three. or four earthspfor barley,
fow bufhels; and 5 qrs. a midling crop;
They plough thrice for oats, which is“ extra-‘
ordinary, (ow 4 bufhels, and 6 qrs. they
reckon a medium. For turnips they llir 4
‘times, fow before midfummer, and feed off
with cows and fheep; always hoe twice,
fometimes thrice. They plough only with
horfes, two to a plough, and do an acrea
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Jrelandit would not be conlidered as any great
matter, 18 1'. and zol. an acre being ,a common
price. "I have had in the proportion’ of x84
barrels an acre, plantation meafuie, which is
23.tunS. which at 55. a barrel, amounts to 46],,
an acre; but indeed, fucha produce is‘not'
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