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has been fo" much improved, that the old tenant 

 at the expiration of his leafe has offered a fourth 

 more rent than he gave before, rather than be 

 turned out ; but becaufe he would not fubmit to 

 give much more rent than he could really afford, 

 to get a decent living for his family, he has been 

 turned out, notwithftanding he had fo much im- 

 proved the eftate, and the farm let fo dear to a 

 ftranger that it has nearly ruined him. 



Thefe few things are among the many difcou- 

 ragements to improvements in agriculture; and 

 they naturally occafion a few queries relative to the 

 fubjeft 



I would therefore afk fuch gentlemen as wifli to 

 encourage agriculture, 



Firfti Whether it would not be more for the 

 intereft of thofe who have eflates, were they to 

 vifit their tenants themfelves, and to take with 

 them one or more of the moft adlive and expe- 

 rienced farmers they can find, whereby they might 

 be well informed whether their eftates are over- 

 rented or not ? 



idly. Whether they are well farmed or not; 

 and if not, to point out to their tenants how they 



may 



