. 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 . s that of covered gentleman fhould contract with a fuf-ficient number of men at Michaelmas^ tocomplete the whole work by the end ofApril They fliould be dug of variousdept


. 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 . s that of covered gentleman fhould contract with a fuf-ficient number of men at Michaelmas^ tocomplete the whole work by the end ofApril They fliould be dug of variousdepths and fizes, proportioned to thelength, the wetnefs of the land, and thefoil. The following fcales are fuch asframes fliould be made by for the men towork from. See Plate IV. Fig. i. Eachto be filled up to the crofs line: if theworkmen have a frame of flit deal of fuchfliapes to draw after them through theirwork, they cannot commit miflakes eitheraccidental or wilful: the depths fhouldbe varied fufficiently to gain a defcent forthe water. They fliould all be filled up tothe mark drawn acrofs them in the materials to fill with, mufl: depend onthe circumftances of the the country be fl:ony, that will be thebefl: and cheapefl: to fill with ; in woodlandcountries, refufe wood and buflies will be eafiefl: had : In fome places, bricks will be mofl: expedient. In a word, the im-prover.


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