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A Walk from London to John O’Groat’s

CHAPTER IX
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Perhaps the principal sources of revenue would approximate to the following figures:-- 2,000 fat sheep and lambs at 2l.

4,000l.
150 fat bullocks at 25l.

3,750 200 fat pigs = 40,000 lbs., at 4d 666 22,500 bushels of wheat, at 6s 6,750 9,375 bushels of oats, at 2s 937 7,500 bushels of barley, at 3s 1,125 -- --- Total of these estimated items 17,228l.
This, of course, is a mere estimate of the principal sources of income upon which Mr.Jonas depends for a satisfactory result of his balance-sheet.

Each item is probably within the mark.

I have put down the crop of wheat of 750 acres at the average of thirty bushels per acre, and at 6s.


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