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years ; thofc which happen to arable land only fpoilr 

 the harveft for the cnfuing feafon : And as the ex- 

 pence of cultivating vines, for which only manual 

 labour can be employed, is much more confider- 

 ablej therefore the Vigneron, who engages more 

 largely than the farmer, will confequently be a 

 much greater lofer, if unfuccefsful. 



Hay is alfo fubje6l to frequent and very difagree- 

 able accidents: the fecuring it is fometimes very 

 difficult; and when it is badly made, it becomes 

 very hurtful to catde. A fmgle fad will be fuffi- 

 cient to prove the cafualties hay is fubjedl to, which 

 is, that it varies in price as much as grain. Acci- 

 dents of hay-mows taking fire are but too frequent, 

 and this is not to be feared in corn-mows. 



The prefer vation of vines is not attended with 

 iefs difficulty than that of grain, and the accidents 

 they are liable to, being more fudden, cannot be 

 fo eafily prevented. When grain has been well 

 taken care of in the harveft, it is very feldom any 

 accidents happen to it, except the mows are made 

 very large ; and even then, every one knows there 

 are certain means of prevention. It may be faid 

 with truth, that if wheat does not keep, it is the 

 fault of the farmer : Nature has formed it for long 

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