\paperw5085 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 \fs22 A well-run manor in the late 14th century could achieve an average yield per acre of 28 bushels of wheat, 26 of barley, and 22 o
f oats. Today a farmer would expect to get at least four times as much from the same amount of land, using far less labour.
