l8oo. ^lejl'ions upon General SuhjeHs. 6c) 



4. Whether is it conducive to the public good, that reftric- 

 tive covenants fhoukl be laid upon tenants ? and, if thefe are 

 for the public good, to w^hat extent lliould they be impofed ? 



5. What is the moft proper fize of an arable farm, where 

 the growing of corn is the chief obj^ft, and the grafs fyftem 

 only confidered as meriting fecondavy attention ? 



6. Whether are fmall or large farros mod for national ad- 

 vantage, holding in view the intereft of proprietors, the com- 

 fort and welfare of the tenants, and the benefit of the State ? 



7. Does the fize of a farm afFe6l the population of the coun- 

 try, under fimilar management ? Or, does the number of peo- 

 ple, upon a given fpot of ground, depend upon the fyftem of 

 hufbandry adopted ? that is to fay, whether the land is prin- 

 cipally kept in pafture or tillage, and whether improvements 

 are neglefted or pradlifed. 



8. Has the population of the agricultural counties of Scot- 

 land increafed, or decreafed, within thefe 50 years -, and, if it 

 has decreafed, What are the caufes which have occafioned it ? 

 And how were the people employed in former times, when 

 the cultivation of thefe diftri£ls was confeiTedly imperfetS^ ? 



9. Has the condition of the labouring peafantry been me- 

 liorated within thefe 50 years ? It is not meant here to in- 

 quire, whether wages have been raifed \ but, whether are they, 

 better fed, better clothed^ and more comfortably accommo- 

 dated ? 



10. Whether is it moft for the public good, that the ground 

 fhould be ploughed by horfes, or by oxen, holding in view the 

 original outlay in purchafing the ftock, the expence of fupport- 

 ing each kind, the quantity of labour they are capable of per-, 

 forming, and the value of the animals at the latter end ? 'I'he 

 attention of thofe who work, or have worked, oxen, is parti- 

 cularly requefted to this queftion. 



11. What is the fum, per acre, required to ftock a farm of 

 arable land, where the horfes and implements are of the befl: 

 kind, and where the tenant enters at Whitfunday, and cannot 

 receive any benefit from the farm, till the fucceeding crop is 

 reaped ? 



12. If land is exclufively kept in grafs, Whether is the State 

 equally benefited, as if aration v/as occafionally introduced ? 



13. Does grafs land improve, when kept to a great age ? 

 and, if it does, Is the improvement equal to what may be 

 gained from breaking it up, fallowing it after a few crops, 

 and fowing it down with frefli Iceds ? 



14. If land is kept in grafs, Which is the moft profitable way 

 of ftocking it, with cattle, or wi'h fheep ? If 'A-ith the fornfierj 

 Whether is the large or fmall kinds moft advantageous ? If 



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