^3© Oh Farming ScMf, Augr 



bring into court, tlie other charms I have employed i my toil 

 and fweat, iny early riGng and late going to reft. ' 



« This ftory ha? a moral, and, no doubt. 

 You .ill have lenic enough to find it out. * 

 I am, Sir, your mofl: obedient Servant, Oberon. 



TO THE CONDUCTOR OF THE FARMERS MAGAZINE. 



A Proppf.lI for tjlahliJljiiig Schools^ luhfrein FraBlcal Agriculturt 



might be Taught. 

 Sir, 



I AM now refuUng with a friend in the neighbourhood of Edin- 

 burgh, and am moll forcibly ftruck with the carelcfs, flovenly man- 

 ner of his farm fervants. 'This induces me to fend you this letter, 

 in hopes that fome of your correfpondents will point out the 

 beft mode of removing this very general complaint among agri- 

 culturifts. 



Farm fervants are in many cafes ignorant of the proper modes 

 of performing the feveral operations of agriculture and the ma- 

 nagement of cattle •, fuch as herding, driving, cleaning,feeding,&c. ; 

 or ploughing, fowing, harrowing, rolling, <kc. *, and their general de- 

 portment is often carelefs and difgufting. Not polTefling any fenfe 

 of fhame, they think nothing of breaking or lofmg implements, 

 deftroying food, or injuring cattle ; and a hundred reproofs from 

 the mailer ferve no end but that of irritating his own mind, and 

 confirming his refolution of turning them otT at next term time. 

 Thus fervants pafs from one mafter to another without gaining 

 amendment. * 



There are many caufes that contribute to this evil ; but the 

 principal one is the little attention mailers pay to the inflruclion 

 of their fervants when young *, or if they do in any degree, their 

 haughty dou'tineering manner ferves only to create difguft be- 

 tween the parties, which can never end in advantage to ei- 

 ther. But, in place of this, were mafters patiently to inftru£l 

 them in a mild conciliating way, joined at the fame time with 

 firmnefs and determination, convincing them it was equally for 

 their own advantage to do things properly, &c. fervants might 

 then become expert at performing every operation, and decent 

 and tradable in their behaviour j the great benefit of which 

 would be felt by all parties ever afterwards. 



Servants 



• Something too might be laid relpedling the behaviour and clean- 

 lincfa of female farm fervants ; but this fubjedl is fo excellently treated 

 in a late number of the Scots Magazine, that I cannot do better than 

 refer every houfcwife to thefe well written papers. 



