2A AGRICULTURAL SURVEY

their ſaimon fiſheries: in the latter a reñt of 8001. 2 year is paid for a fiſhing of 200 yárds in length, near the mouth of the river; and the ſame rent is paid for other two fiſhings above the bridge, not more than 250 yards in length each. The fiſh taken here are, the Salmon, Bull-trout, Whitling, and large common Trout, and nearly the whole of them ſent to London; in the con- veyance of which, a great improvement has taken place of late years, by packing them in pounded ice; by this means they are preſented nearly as frefh at the London market, as when taken out of the riverz For the purpoſe of car- rying them, and keeping up a conſtant and regular ſupply, veſſels called ſmacks fail 3 times a week, and being pur- poſely conſtructed for ſwift failing, freguently make their run in 48 hours. Theſe veſlels are from 7o to 120 tons burden; on an average 12 men are employed in each veſlel, and make about 14 voyages in a year; and nat leſs than 75 boats, and 300 fiſhermen, are employed in taking the fiſh: in the river Tweed.‘

E E A SET IEE O ETT IIO R CHAPTER IL.

STATE OF PROPERTY (> SECT. L—ZEflates:

ESTATES vary in their annual value from 201, to up- wards of 20000l. a year;¡—one in particular is upwards of 40000l. omall eſtates from 2ol. to 2001. a year, are found in the ſouthern and middle parts of the county, but very rarely in the northern,

There are probably few parts of the kingdom wheré

eſtates have made ſuch rapid improvements as ina this county; there being ſeveral inſtances of the value being more