Outline of the General Report Upon the Size of Farms and Upon the Persons Who Cultivate Farms; Drawn Up for the Consideration of the Board of Agriculture and Internal Improvement (Paperback)

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. 1796. Excerpt: ... and the weather upon both coasts Is more inclement, the west being more exposed to rains from the Atlantic in the Autumn, and the east to fogs, and to cold winds in the Spring. At the fame time, similar in a great degree to what obtains in England, the Counties on the eastern side are pointed out by nature, chiefly for the culture of corn; ai d there, in fact, have improvements in Scottish husbandry not only originated, but have already been carried to a pitch of excellence far superior to the bulk of England, and equal, at least, to the best cultivated Counties in that part of the United Kingdoms. This eastern tract, however, does not stretch the whole length of Scotland, lying chiefly between the river Tweed and the Murray Frith; and no small portion of this, besides, is broken in upon by the broad girdle of the Grampian mountains, which taking a direction diagonally athwart the Country, advance from the south-west to the north-east, with almost undiminifhed rudeness and altitude to the sea-coast, in the neighbourhood of Aberdeen. la giving the Report upon the size of farms in this division of the Kingdom, we may begin with the County of Nairn, at the northern point. Nairn. The general rent of farms is from L. 15 to L. 2o; a sew extend from 125 to 375 English acres . The County contains about 97,436 acres; of which 32,291 seem to be arable. Murray, or Elgin. The largest farms here are from 125 to 187 acres arable; the general extent, from 37 to 62; the farms of poor tenants in the hilly and remote parts, In all that follows with regard Scotland, wherever acrn are mentioned, English ac ret arc to be understood, for the fake of uniformity. parts, from 12 to 19 or 15. The County con tain. 367,36o acres; of which 155,432 seem to be arable. Banff. Many far...