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London, England, 1821-08-31 00:00:00

of rehire, '1
was in the Lahit 6r having • considerable
green crop; bet front the decrease in the prices of grain
for Ile kW Iwo )ears, the lees has been so great, and
at prospect of remeneration so small, that I felt
myself under the necessity of reliuquishing it la a
very cunesderable degree, nearly to the amount of between
sixty mid seventy acres, substituting fallsisr, and seffering
what weld have lie* broke up for tillage, to remain under
grate. The general average of wages fur many years h,a
been, its 'Keay as I an Mato, as applied, to objects con.
mimed With the farm, about 2,400/.; in the last year there
was ssinaductiou of labour to the notorent of pretty needy
31101: * the wages are always paid by my own baud when
at humW, therefore harm that lam pretty arcurste in the
amount. 1 have obsevired in all the farms, us fir as my own
knowledge intends throughout the county of Cumberlaud,
deterioration in the cultivation. The pressure has been such,
that the purchase of adventitious sources of mentor, particu-
larly on strung soils, has decreased in a vrry etrusiderable
grist; and I think myself warranted in saying, that I believe
the sum of money 'speeded in labour has decreased must
generally ibrosighoot the whale euunty of Curnberlsnd; add.
tog in many iitatances considerably to the pour rates, but
perhaps slot equal to what might have been, as the great
part of the labmirers employed in that county were
Trish Who formerly got employ there, but in consequence
of 'sot tieing employed, have returned to their own
country. The Mosher of Irish who have been seal umicr
the recent rialstions from Cunaherlatol to Ireland, has
certainly bee* 'great. *applying the greatest part of those
employed, both in the collieries and in the farm, with their
bread corn for misty years, I hale bail an opportunity of
observing, sotwithsteading the reduction its the price of

wheat, sink lets now, about half a.rrown a atone, the cue.
samption is'cloatiderably less than it was when
sand
it
was at fes. The deficiency is supplied by bar'ey and puta-
Tbe nmatooption of hath y has supplied the place,
with a great iiicrease in the comaimpthm of potatoes. Pots.
toes have become in a great meantre the food of 11w labour.
leg classes. The reduction in the price of labour ha. been
very consid"rable. ',shoot was formerly from 12...10 14..
for good labourers; I saran in the places where there was •
nnsistnlerable pupnlatinti; hot where the population is smaller,
the wages bear a proportion to that population, and are
higher. in those places where there is a considerable popu-
lation, the wages have been reduced from 13s. to 10. fur
able-budied men, and as low as Si,.; that much fewer
women and clvldien are employed; 'tad that the wages of all
the artisans, nismas, and PO on, have been reduced in the
propartiou from 18s. to 14a. • week.
You have stated that you have, in consegoenee of the ex-
pense of .abotsr, laid down your land in fallow, issiesd of
greets crops; you mean by that, that you have laid your
lan.' iti bare fallow, instead of turnip nor ?—Yes.
D4l you not feel it it y to k.ep your (allows as clean
as your turnip crops?—Certainly.
Flow much le-s expensive is it to clots a bare 'Wow than
to drill turnips?-1 apprehend the complete ploughing of a
fallow will be done fur &bunt hslf a tHille. per sere; where*.
the hoeing oatmeal's. completely I 'kink could nut be dune
(but it depends a great deal on the state of the soil) fur Ica
than Ga. fur Swede., and 4.. continuo turnip*, for hand
labour, besides an equal expense fir the hoe sail plough.
The tupelo(' may be estirns;ed, fur Swedes 30a. common
turnips 24..