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growth, I conceive, have not hitherto been planted) 

 or the grafting at proper diftances of their moft pro- 

 mifing and vigorous ftems, may be highly ufeful. 

 Any extent of a partitioned farm may be thus 

 advantageoufly inclofed, and fuch partition-hedges 

 thus ingrafted. Perhaps the fyftem may be more 

 advantageous in a fmall than a large farm. Each of 

 fuch boundaries might be produdive of fruit, in the 

 fame proportion with an equal number, and fam^ 

 fpecies of trees planted in an orchard, and that with- 

 out diminution of the growth of corn, or any re- 

 du£tion of fummer or winter forage, and a more 

 iheltered pafturage might continue the cattle longer 

 abroad. Thus the necelTary, but commonly barren 

 fences, may be rendered fubfervient to a pleafurable 

 profped, and the fupply of a confiderable portion 

 of food to numerous families ; and in a year favour- 

 able to thofe fruits, the making of a beverage grate- 

 ful to moft, neceffary to many, and to thoufands of 

 our fellow fubjefls their moft natural draught. 



I had more to have faid, relative to pears ; but 

 as thefe remarks are already extended to a length 

 that might demand an apology, I iliall refpedtfully 

 poftpone for your future judgment, what I wilh 

 further to offer refpeding this fruit. 



Norwichy Dec. Your friend, 



26/^, 1791. JOHN WAGSTAFFE, 



