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write by motives of intereft, or with a view to ob* 

 tain honour ; but wifh to cad in my mite for the 

 promotion of ufeful knowledge. 



I have for fome years pad left off trade, and 

 taken a fmall eftate into my own hands, principally 

 for my own amufement and inftrudlion in the ope- 

 rations of nature. 



As I am fond of a garden, I have frequently at- 

 tempted to raife early peafe; but was often difap- 

 pointed by their being deftroyed by mice. To 

 remedy this, I confidered thztfweets were their de- 

 light, and judged that bitters might be their aver- 

 fion; accordingly I ordered the gardener to deep 

 both my peafe and beans in common water three 

 hours j and after fowing them in drills as ufual, to 

 ihake fome coal chimney foot over them pretty 

 thick before he covered them in ; by which means 

 I have not loft any for feveral years; and the foot 

 proves a good manure, 



Soon after I took the farm, I found I had many 

 enemies to encounter with; fuch as the black flea^* 

 gruh'WormSy hirdsy rafs, &c. I generally fow cab^ 

 bage-feed enough to plant out two acres of land, 



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, <* By the fubfequent part of this letter, it appears, that by the Blfu^ 

 Fka^ our author mea»8 the Fly that preys on young turnips. 



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