then that the little corn-farmer of 50I. or 60I. per 

 annum, with great labour and afliduity finds it diffi- 

 cult to live ; while the dairy-farmer of the fame 

 rent, not only carrieth on his bufinefs with incom- 

 parably more eafe, but is getting money at the 

 fame time; alfothat butter and cheefeare advanced 

 at leafi a third of their prefent price within thefe 20 

 or 30 years; I fay, admitting thefe for facts, which 

 I believe cannot be denied, we will proceed as briefly 

 as we can to affign the true and genuine caufes of 

 the fame. 



It is a maxim generally allowed, that unlefs a 

 farmer makes three rents he cannot live. A dairy- 

 farmer, then, 20 years ago, whofe rent was 60I. per 

 annum, by this rule made 180I. per annum; fo that 

 having paid his rent, he had 120I. left; labour, 

 expences, lofs of cattle, and incidental charges, 

 having been ufually reckoned another third, the 

 remaining 60I. was for the maintenance of him- 

 felf and family. But if the produce of dairy-farms 

 be advanced a full third of its prefent price, what 

 fold then for 60I. will now yield 90I. and confe- 

 quently the grofs amount, which was 180I. then, 

 will be 270I. now; from which 60I. being deducted 

 for rent leaves 21 ol. and from that fum another 60L. 

 as before for expences, &c. there remains then 1501, 

 fo that upon thefe principles the dairy-farmer has 



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