. 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 . uare of two miles eachfide, in the following manner. Plate two farms, I fliall, for winding upthe bufmefs the fooner, fuppofe them fownafter the paring and burning, on three
. 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 . uare of two miles eachfide, in the following manner. Plate two farms, I fliall, for winding upthe bufmefs the fooner, fuppofe them fownafter the paring and burning, on threeploughings with the grafs feeds, omittingthe turnips and cabbages and oats: This isa condu6l, which 1 by no means advife tobe praclifcd in common, becaufe it will(notwithftanding the goodnefs of the grafsin this management) be attended with it is proper, at the conclufion of animprovement, that every thing may fininitogether. I Ihall fuppofe the plantation inclofedlike the reft, with a wall, and alfo pared,burnt and limed in the fame manner, thenploughed three times, and planted with firsand pines, &c. three to every fquare perch,which is very thick, but in bleak countriesyou cannot plant too thick, on account ofwarmth and flicker. The plantation tobe 20 perch v/ide; and being 4 miles long,will contain 160 acres; or 25,600 fquareperches, confcquently, there will be want- -^--ij^^^^t^i-^^^t^^ N. ^^a^i^M^
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