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corn, which I think would be more fuitable to moft 

 lands, perhaps his crops of both would be more be- 

 neficial, than on any other divifion. But every 

 one's mode of pra&ice mud be governed by the 

 peculiar circumftances of his farm. 



But it may be afked, if breaking up pafture lands, 

 and converting them to tillage, is not the caufe of 

 the advance of price of butter and cheefe, what is? 

 — I anfwer, what would raife the price of any com- 

 modity whatever; it is foreftalling, ingrofling, and 

 monopolizing. And perhaps there is no article in 

 the large circle of commerce, that is fo much the 

 fubject of thofe pernicious arts, as butter and cheefe. 



The cheefemongers in London, many of them 

 at lead, are men of large capitals, who have cor- 

 refpondents, agents, and factors, in many, I believe 

 in moft, of the confiderable dairy counties in Eng- 

 land. The prices of butter in large dairies are 

 ufually fixed and agreed on at the beginning of the 

 feafon ; and whether the year proves plentiful or 

 otherwife, it makes no difference in the price. 

 What is bought dear, will always be fold dear, 

 where there is no oppofition or competitor in the 

 market. I was once at Axminfter, when no bread 

 and butter could be had with our tea; the reafon 

 being afked, the miftrefs of the inn afiured us it 



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