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chafing and improving portions of that wafte ; but, from 

 ignorance how to go about it, the greater part of thefe 

 undertakers fuffercd by the attempt ; whereas, had ths 

 principles of improvement been accurately afcertained, 

 by means of Experimental Farms, no error of any great 

 magnitude could have been committed ; and the pur- 

 chafers of Enfield Chafe would have improved the land 

 fhey purchafed, greatly to their own, and to the public 

 benefit. 



III. There are numbers of perfons in the city of 

 London, and in other large and flourilhing towns, who 

 accumulate confiderable fortunes by Commerce, by the 

 Law, by the practice of Medicine, and other lucrative 

 profeffions, whofe ultimate obje£V is, to retire into the 

 country, and to refide on an eltate purchafed by the 

 profits of their own induftry and exertions. But, after 

 having purchafed an eftate, how can they manage it to 

 advantage, or carry on the improvement of their pro- 

 perty, without having previoufly acquired the knowledge 

 neceflary for that purpofe ? Many have attempted it, 

 but have feverely fullered by it -, whereas, were there an 

 Experimental Farm in their immediate neighbourhood, 

 which, as fubfcribers, they had it in their power occa- 

 fionally to vifit, the books of which would always be open 

 for their infpeclion, they would be enabled to acquire, 

 in fa£i:, without expence, (for their fubfcriptions to the 

 Experimental Farms will ultimately be repaid, with 

 compound interell), much knowledge and experience in 

 the belt modes of managing landed property, and of 

 carrying on every fpecies of improvement, of which they 

 may avail themfelves with peculiar advantage, when they 

 are enabled, from the profits of faccefsful induilry, to 

 purchafe efiiates in the country. 



Lastly, Many of the inhabitants of London are led, 

 for the fake of recreation or health, occafionally to fpend 

 fome time in the country. At prefent, many of them 

 leave town without having any particular objc£l when 

 tiiey make fuch excurfions ; but if accommodation were 

 provided for thofe who wilhed to vifit the Expeirimental 

 Farm, and plots of ground allotted in its neighbourhood, 

 where cottages or villas might be eretled by the fub- 

 fcribers, what an advantage would it not be to the pro- 

 moters of the propofed inititution ? In that cafe, when 



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