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The number of ploughgates in the parish is 52,--each ploughgate, it is understood, contains 50 acres, and this makes the number 2600 acres : To which may be added : the glebe and minister's garden, 9 acres; schoolhouse and garden, 2 acres; Mr. Dunsmure's property, 6 acres; other grounds in and about the village, 32 acres ; making the whole arable land, 2649 acres. Neither the plantations nor roads are included in this measurement.
Rent--The valued rent of the parish is L. 5663 Scots, and the real rent of the parish is from L.7000 to L. 8000 Sterling.
The number of farms does not exceed 17, and they are of moderate size. Horses alone are now employed in agriculture although at the period of the last Statistical Account, oxen were used on one or more of the farms.
The rotation of the crops and management of the farms are so similar to the practice in other parishes in the county, in the accounts of which they are fully described, that it is quite unnecessary to enlarge on them here.
Horticulture--The village of Corstorphine, like other ancient ecclesiastical stations, is surrounded by rich plots of garden ground, which have been long in a high state of cultivation. Part of this ground is let at L. 8 per acre, and on it great quantities of fruit, strawberries, and vegetables, are produced for the Edinburgh market.
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