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. 1822 edition. Excerpt: ...linden, bass wood, by some called white wood, maple, wild cherry, chestnut, tulip. 11th. (Referred to the Rev. C. F. Denkey), see Supplement. 12th. Brick is made, and sells at 35s. per thousand. 14th. None. 15th. Carpenters' and smiths' wages 7s. 6d. per day.--Masons' 10s. per day. l6th. Men's wages average at ...
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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. 1822 edition. Excerpt: ...linden, bass wood, by some called white wood, maple, wild cherry, chestnut, tulip. 11th. (Referred to the Rev. C. F. Denkey), see Supplement. 12th. Brick is made, and sells at 35s. per thousand. 14th. None. 15th. Carpenters' and smiths' wages 7s. 6d. per day.--Masons' 10s. per day. l6th. Men's wages average at 30 per annum: in the winter months 40s.; summer months 70s.; days in harvest 5s.; women's and girls' wages at from 5s. to 6s. 3d. per week. 17th. Price for mowing an acre of grass, harvesting, cradling, and reaping wheat, 7s. 6d. 18th. Clearing and fencing according to the custom of the country (say), leaving such timber as can be killed with the axe over one foot diameter, at 4 per acre. 19th. A work horse of four years old from 3 to 15; a good ox. 10; a good cow 6 5s.; a sheep from lis. to 20s. 20th. Average wool from a sheep from three to four pounds; price from 2s. 6d. to 3s. 9d. per pound. 21st. Turning out to pasture about 15th April, and taken in 1st December. 22d. Ordinary sleighing season, from 1st January to the 10th of March. 23d. Sowing season is from the 1st September until 10th October.--Reaping wheat commences 1st August 24th. The quantity of wheat generally sown is five pecks per acre, and the increase from one acre is 2.5 bushels on an average; bat when well cultivated, will produce from 35 to 40 bushels. 95th. An ox of four years old will gain on a summer run, 200 pounds: price of butter and cheese is 1s. 3d. per pound. 26th. Manure not particularly required, on ground that has been cultivated upwards of 10 years. 27th. Lands rent (particular spots) at 12s. Gd. per acre; and if on shares, at one third of the produce. 28th. Some farms in good local situations, with tolerable buildings and...
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