1 3oo. Of the Agriculture of the Country of Perth. i g) 



have been perceived by every man who has thought upon 

 the fubjecl. " The thing (the law) itfelf," as the Doclor 

 wifely remarks, " is an error; " and " attempts to ingraft 

 partial remedies upon what is radically wrong, generally 

 increafe the evil they are meant to correct. " 



The obilacles to improvement are ftated to be, i/?, 

 TownJIj'ps ; by which is meant a number of plough-gates 

 in one village, or feveral tenants about one plough. 2t//)', 

 Rti/irig^ or a mixture of property. 3^/j, Uncertain hound- 

 aries of efatcs. dthly. Servitudes ; the evils of which are 

 defcribed in animated language, ^thly^ ThirLige. 6thly^ 

 Shvtnefs of leafes. '^thly, Difance from manure. And, 

 SM/j, Commons ; which undoubtedly may be removed by 

 the exertions of individual proprietors. We are forry 

 that the limits which we can affign to this article, pre- 

 vents us from faying more upon thofe obflru£lions to 

 improvements, than fimply mentioning them. 



The conclufion contains an animated picture of the 

 advantages attending agriculture 5 upon which, molt af- 

 furedly, men of all ranks, from the highefl: to the loweft, 

 depend more than upon any other of the arts. The 

 ncceffity of perfonal experience to make a good farmer, 

 is likewife (hown in a fatisfaclory manner. A quotation 

 from Cicero is given, which is very applicable to the 

 fubjedt : 



'* Of all the fources of wealth or pleafure, none is 

 ** more fure than agriculture, none more productive, 

 " none more delightful, none more worthy of man, none 

 ** more becoming a gentleman. " 



An Appendix is given, containing, among other In- 

 terefting papers, an accurate topographical defcription of 

 the diftritt furveyed. Such a valuable addition to the 

 plan of the Board, mufl; be highly advantageous to per- 

 fons unacquainted with the county of Perth, though 

 perhaps it would have appeared with greater propriety 

 in the body of the work. 



In a word, the Survey of Perthfhire deferves to be 

 clafled amongit the molt refpe^table of the works of- 

 fered to the public, through the medium of the Agri- 

 cultural lioard. The author, in every page, difplays 

 an intimate knowledge of the human character, and u 

 marked defire to promote the real welfare of his coun- 

 try. He is eminently verfsnt in the fciences of rural 

 and political economy, and, if w? ?.rf? not miltaken, 



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