Index

Contents

Division and Rent of Land.

The whole valued rent of the parish, as stated in the cess-books for the county, is 13,000l. Scotch; but of this 4000l. is held by the College of Glasgow, as the teind of the archbishoprick, for which they have never yet paid any public burdens. The heritors are 92 in number, of whom 59 reside in the parish, either constantly or occasionally. The farms are, in general, about 60 acres, though there are some of 160, and some as low as 20 acres. In the neighbourhood of the villages, a great deal of the land is rented in very small parcels by the tradesmen, for the purpose of rearing potatoes, &c. The soil being very different, the rents are also different; but from the spirit of improvement which prevails, and the increasing demand in the city of Glasgow for the produce of the farms, the rents are every where rising. The greatest part of the land is enclosed, the face of the country much improved, and the tenants better able to afford a higher rent than formerly. At present, there is some of the worst ground rented at 10s. the acre, and the best arable land at 3l.; garden ground is let at from 4l. to 6l. a-year. There are 3 different kinds of ploughs used, according to the nature of the soil; but the old Scotch plough is the most common.

Back - Villages, Houses & Rents