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Article II. 



On the amazing Fertility of a Piece of Ground 

 at Wantage, in Berk/hire. 



Sir* tfflton, Jam i, 1783. 



AS you were plea fed to receive favourably 

 fome trifles which I formerly, fent you, par : 

 ticularly an account of a very excellent fort of 

 grafs, at Orchelton St. Mary in this county, which 

 you thought proper to examine on the fpot; I 

 now trouble you with a few lines refpedting a very 

 fertile piece of arable. 



Palling through Berkfhirc, a few months ago, 

 I was informed of this ground by fome gentlemen* 

 farmers. The account they gave me feemed fo 

 extraordinary, that I was induced to go feveral 

 miles out of my way to fee it. It is a clofe of 

 two acres and a half by meafure, fituate at Wan- 

 tage, and joins the turnpike*road leading from 

 thence to London. It belongs to Mr. Stirling, 

 attorney at law; a gentleman whofe principles 

 and veracity ftand high in the eftimation of his 

 neighbours. I had no introduction to him but 

 my curiofity. He with much politenefs and good 



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