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Notwithftanding the decided fuperiority of the 

 Drill-Hufbandry in many kinds of grain, pulfe, 

 and graiTes, many farmers are ftill enemies to it; 

 and a ftill greater number are too indolent to go 

 one itep out of the old beaten path, though the 

 advantages they might reap are obvious. 



This was the cafe many years in this county with 

 refpeel to hoeing of turnips; but thofe prejudices 

 are now generally overcome; and we have very 

 few, if any, farmers ftupid or obftinate enough to 

 fovv turnips without having them twice will hoed. 



Some reafons indeed may be urged in favour 

 of a few perfons not adopting the Drill-Hufban- 

 dry, becaufe the warmer! advocates for it mull 

 allow, that there are foils, and (ituations, wherein 

 the broadcaft method is preferable, at lead in 

 many cafes. But thefe inftances are but te\v t and 

 ought not by any means to check it in the general. 



Brill Hufbandry is, as a good writer has juftly 

 defined it, " the pr a Trice of a garden brought into 

 " the field" Every man of the lean: reflection 

 muft be fcnf.'Lle, rhat the practice of the garden 

 is much letter than that of the field, only a little 

 more expcnfive; but if (as is the cafe) this extra 

 expence.be generally much more than repaid by 



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