Note 412 — Chapter XIV
Reading edition
The West Country Farmer, above quoted, says wheat growing (in 1737) paid little. Before a bushel can be sold it costs £4 an acre, and the crop probably fetches half the money.
Reading edition
The West Country Farmer, above quoted, says wheat growing (in 1737) paid little. Before a bushel can be sold it costs £4 an acre, and the crop probably fetches half the money.