. 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 . farm ; and let himtake ca/e that they are tied to time as wellas work. A great number of labourersfhould alfo be taken into pay by the piece,at rates that will yield them better earn
. 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 . farm ; and let himtake ca/e that they are tied to time as wellas work. A great number of labourersfhould alfo be taken into pay by the piece,at rates that will yield them better earn-ings than the common pay of the country:a fmall rife upon this, will enfiire any iiumbcr that may be wanted. A fuffi- ciency [ 26 ] ciency of mafter carpenters, mafons, &c,and labourers, fhould at all events be en-gaged, becaufe it is a point of the firft con-fequence to get the whole improvementcompleted within a year at the fartheft. Suppofing the improver to have confi-dered his bufmefs thus far with fufficientattention he muft next proceed to par-ticulars Thefe I fliall beg leave to con- fider under the following heads: 1. The arrangement of the lands. 2. The buildings. 3. The fences. 4. Proportion of grafs and arable lands. 5. Draining. 6. Clearing from rubbifh and bringinginto order, and manuring. 7. Roads. 8. Water. It will be conducive to perfpicuity totreat of each of thefe feparately. •-V. .^. [ 27 ] LETTER V. T^ H E firft obie6l of the improvers at--*- tention muft be the arrangement ofthe lands. It is a very common thing inold farms, to have the fields in fuch ailraggling fituation, that the inconveni-ence to a tenant is prodigious. Suppofethe annexed plan, Plate i. to reprefentthe fields of three farms, diftinguilhed byNumbers i, 2, and 3. it is very evident,that the fituation of the fields is inconve-nient to a very great degree; for moft ofthem are far removed from the the difference between fuch an ar-rangement and a more perfect one, ofthrowing
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