. 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 . [ 75 ] prover muft in this be guided by circum-fiances j but whatever he ufes, he fliouldlay a thin cover of ftrav^^, fern, or youngling, to prevent the earth from falling intothe cr
. 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 . [ 75 ] prover muft in this be guided by circum-fiances j but whatever he ufes, he fliouldlay a thin cover of ftrav^^, fern, or youngling, to prevent the earth from falling intothe crevices of the flone or wood. The prices of ths work will depend onthe general of labour in the neigh-bourhood i in none will the expence be anything comparable to the profit. The be-nefit of thefe drains is immenfe; in manyfoils they are actually alone fufficient toconvert bad land into good—to more thandoubling the rent. Whenever a wet foilis met with, I would on all accounts re-commend to the improving landlord todetermine immediately the drainage. Hecan in no way lay his money out in a morejudicious method j nor in one more certainof paying him. In the wet foils which areconverted from arable to grafs, this im-provement will be found of the utmoft ex-pediency, the grafs will come with fur-prizing luxuriancy after this work. The number of common farmers whoexecute fmall quantities of it, fhew pla
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