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10d. hay-making; 15. harveſt-work. They work from light to dark in winter; and from ſix to ſix in the ſpring and ſummer months(except harveſt, when they work from light to dark). The poor in general have dwellings ſuited to their ſtation; and as almoſt every one of them may grow his own potatoes, and have conſtant employment, if he pleaſes, they are naturally as little diſpoſed to emigrate from Huntingdonſhire, as from other counties.

Piece work.— From 144. to 204. per quarter, for threſhing barley and beans, and other pulſe grain; 2s, per quarter for threfhing wheat; 27. per acre for mowing hay, barley and beans; from 1S. 37. to 1. HQd. per acre for fhocking and raking barley and beans; and from 75. to 85. and 9s. for reaping; laying of hedges, back-fencing with a dead hedge, and ſcowering the ditch at 3s. 6d. for 22 yards; making a new ditch two feet and a half wide 1§. three feet wide 15. 6d. and four feet wide 25, for every 22 yards; digging earth by the fquare yard 3d. per yard; and by the pole of five feet and a half éd. per pole.

Provißians.— Butcher's meat is generally 1d. or 12d. per pound under the London market; and bread nearly as high

as in London.

Manufakiures.— There are no manufactures carried on in the county, except the brewery(and that not for expor- tation), together with a little wool-ſtapling; but the women and children(at leaſt ſuch of them as are able to work), may have conſtant employment in ſpinning yarn, which 1s put out by the generality of the country ſhop-Keepers; though at preſent it is but a very indifferent means of em- ployment, and they always prefer out of doors work when the ſeaſon comes on.

Timoe:

For remarks and additional obſervations.