. The farmer's letters to the people of England; containing the sentiments of a practical husbandman, on various subjects of great importance; particularly, the exportation of corn. The balance of agriculture and manufactures. The present state of The means of promoting the agriculture and population of Great-Britain, To which are added, Sylvie; or, Occasional tracts on husbandry and rural economics . the gen-tleman might now take 5000/. from theimproving fund, and apply to whateverufes he thought proper : this would ofcourfe depend on his neceffities, but I fliallhere fuppofe (fo
. The farmer's letters to the people of England; containing the sentiments of a practical husbandman, on various subjects of great importance; particularly, the exportation of corn. The balance of agriculture and manufactures. The present state of The means of promoting the agriculture and population of Great-Britain, To which are added, Sylvie; or, Occasional tracts on husbandry and rural economics . the gen-tleman might now take 5000/. from theimproving fund, and apply to whateverufes he thought proper : this would ofcourfe depend on his neceffities, but I fliallhere fuppofe (for the fake of difcoveringwhat may be done from a fmall beginning,which is an important objedl) him to in-creafe his improvements as fafl as his im-proving fund will allow; for this purpofe,we poliefs the data that are requifite; vtz,16 horfes by 8 men, are fufficient for an-nual improvement of 240 acres j and alfothe proportion of 8 horfes and 4 men, for120. I fiiall therefore fuppofe 360 acresbroke up the eighth year, to be formed inthe following inclofures. Plate VII. The farms being in number three, thebuiklings will be the fame proportioned asbefore. The walling extends 7 miles ^ and i.,confequcntlv comes to 567/. 45. 4^. Theparing and burning, and lime, will be inthe former proportion. Draining, I fliallcall 200 /. to the three farms ; which uponmoors in general dry, is an ample allow-ance. 7 , ^^^. / a t ^ a A- ■. - mf u ■ 5L ..• .c- r ■ / / 7 d ^ [i^ ■^ L? j^ v - > -■ : ■ ^ ■ ■.^ LI ■., L^ ^ ., Vh -h: * n ru- ^rii L^ 1 J r [ ^77 ]in the regular progreffive method of in-creafing improvements here pointed out,there can enfue no difficulty for want ofmen ; a very great number may not alwaysbe at once at command j but any perfonwho has conftant employment, that keeps3 GO this year, may undoubtedly have 150 next year, 200 the next, and fo on : keep them but regularly, and you may everyyear increafe to any number; but makea break of a (ingle year, and th
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