General View of the Agriculture of the County of Buckingham; With Observations on the Means of Its Improvement

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1794. Excerpt: ... and above the present produce, and of the value of 8i,ooql. being estimated at the price of twenty-seven shillings per quarter, which is an average price of the three sorts of grain, taken for three years, as nearly as may be. It will then stand thus:.. Acres. Acres. Quarters. Quarters, take of 80,000 == 20,000 + by j == 60,000 of grain Quarters. 60,000 at Oji. perqr. = "81,000.. It is to be observed, that no value is put upon the 11,000 acres for pasture, nor upon the 906 acres allowed for the hedges; each of which will unquesionably bear as much proportionate value, as thai which is appropriated to the arable land..;. We trust we have here dearly and sufficiently shewn the great good that would arise to this kingdom by inclosing the common fields, and where the divisions of them are proposed, we have in their proper places taken notice of it; and with regard to the difference of produce, we shall add, that whereever a liberal system of cropping is allowed, we should have been perfectly justified in setting down the increased produce much greater than what we have above stated. Waste.Lands, and their Improvements.--Yxom the extent of the county, it might have been expected, tfiat a much greater portion of waste land would, have been met with. It does not, however, appear tjo be above 6900 acres; a quantity very inconsiderable indeed, compared,to what is found in other districts. But even this quantity is sufficient to deserve an attention towards the inclosing, cultivating, and planting thereof; as it rnight.be made to supply wood for fuel, for timber, &c. or, where more, agreeable, for arable. But as the former appears at present of more consequence than the latter, inasmuch as the country every where falls short of a due succession, of timber, and that...