Copy 1, Volume 1

A six months tour through the north of England / Containing, an account of the present state of agriculture, manufactures and population, in several counties of this kingdom ... Interspersed with descriptions of the seats of the nobility and gentry; and other remarkable objects.

  • Young, Arthur, 1741-1820.
Date:
1770
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A six months tour through the north of England / Containing, an account of the present state of agriculture, manufactures and population, in several counties of this kingdom ... Interspersed with descriptions of the seats of the nobility and gentry; and other remarkable objects. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Lee. 4 Mr. Whittington fows a good deal of fainfoine, with barley, after a clean turnep fallow; he finds it lafts from 6 to 8 and 10 years, but after that time he ploughs it up again. I cannot difmifs thefe particulars without remarking, that I rode over a con- fiderable part of his farm, and not only found his crops very good, but clean, and all his land to lay in a truly hufband-like manner. | LABOUR. In harveft, 35s. and board. In hay-time, gs. a week and fmall beer, In winter, 1 s, a day and ditto. | Reaping wheat, 5 s. per acre. Mowing corn, 15, 64. ————- erafs, 25. Hoeing turnips, 45. and 45. 6d. IMPLEMENTS. A waggon, 20/. A cart, 8/. to gf, A plough, 5 /. A pair of harrows, 1/. 10s. PROV IS LOGS, Beet, er Th 5 - Ed, Mutton, Pa 3 4 | Veal,