♦* direftion, to traverfe the kingdom at the publick 

 " expencej put in crops, on his principle, on all 

 " kinds of foil; and for due attention to be given, 

 *« at the publick expence, to bring thofe crops to 

 " pcrfedion : after which, the farnners may follow 

 « his plan, or purfue their own at their difcretion." 



Mr. Duckitt himfelf may be now too far ad- 

 vanced in years, and fettled in bufinefs, to be dif- 

 pofed for fuch an undertaking in perfon ; but has 

 fons brought up under him, who may be very 

 capable of doing the more aftive part under his 

 diredion. 



I (hall conclude this tedious detail, with an ac- 

 count of a fingular honour which was fhewn Mr. 

 Duckitt by the late Marquis of Rockingham, which 

 I think he richly merited, and continues to merit 

 more, by demonftrating the great benefits that may 

 be given to agriculture, by the horfe-hoe, &c. 



The favour I allude to, which the Marquis (hewed 

 Mr. Duckitt, was prefenting him with a large filver 

 cup, of confiderable value, with the following in- 

 fcription on it: 



" To William Duckitt, farmer^ who by me- 

 ** chanical (kill, fagacious obfervation, and diligent 



" purfuic. 



