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An Essay on Ways and Means for Inclosing, Fallowing, Planting, &c. Scotland; And That in Sixteen Years at Farthest. by a Lover of His Country - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1729. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... He pays, or may be obliged to pay eight Months Cefs, which, they fay, is equal to Four Shillings in the Pound: If he does, here is 20 JL. that join'd to 30 L. forinclofing the 5-0 Acres, is the Half of his Income; the other Half, if Kents fliould punctually anfwer, which always they do not, a great Part muft go to pay Intereft, which the feweft Number of all the Families in thelfland, efpecially.old ones, feldom want to call at them for. If thefe are any Thing confiderable, there's very little left for keeping up the Honefty, yea the Neceflaries of Living. So we muft not think the Mafter can do all. If he inclofes his Mains, which I fuppofe may be a fifth Part of the icoZ,. that reduces his Qyota. to 6 L. the Expence caft at 9 Pence per Fall, to inclofe 160 Fall; which Number of Falls reduced to a Square of 40 Fall each Side, inclofes 10 Acres, his Proportion of Acres to inclofe annually for 16 Years. B Y the Calcul made, at the low eft Rent, and higheft Number of Acres, we have the Landlord's Manfion Ground inclofed in 16 Years, at working only 10 Acres yearly, which makes up the Number-of 160, which I take to be the fifth Part of 800 Acres. Thefe ido, at 9 Pence Fall work-i ing, will coft him $6 L. in 16 Years, if he works but 10 Acres each Year j but if. I he works 20 Acres in one Inclolure each, Year, it will reduce the Number of Years i to the Half, and Expence of inclofing them to 64 L. by which he faves a third Part of his Money, and Half of his Tyne. i But if it flhould fo happen, as I hope and believe generally it may, that his Land is worth a Crown per Acre, then is our Mains fully inclofed in 4 Years, and for 36 L-Sterling.-Thisbrings his annual Charge of inclofing 20 Acres a Year to 9L. This mighty and dreadful Undertaking of inclofiag the Nation, ...
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