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be well worth the attention of a farm-builder. On the. 

 proper fituation and diftribution of a farm-houfe and 

 offices, feveral judicious obfervations are given. 



The falutary practice in Scotland, of paying the mar- 

 ried farm-fervants partly in neceflaries, inftead of wholly 

 in money, as in England, is recommended to the atten- 

 tion of the Well Riding farmers. In Scotland, they re- 

 ceive certain quantities of oats, barley, and peas, have a 

 cow kept, and a piece of ground for raifmg potatoes and 

 flax. This recommendation is very properly fupported 

 by the notes of correfpondents ; as it has an undoubted 

 tendency to preferve the morals of the labourers, and to 

 ditFufe the bleflings of a comfortable fubfiftence among 

 their families ; objecls moit fhamefully negledled in m^ny 

 parts of England. 



In claap. 4th, the Mode of Occupation is confidered ; 

 and the writer notices the general inadequacy in the fize 

 of farms in the diilrici, to an improved fyftem of corn 

 culture. It is true, that on a farm of lefs than 150 or 

 200 acres, the occupant feels himfelf fliackled with a 

 number of heavy horfes, without conilant employment 

 for them ; but, if the working of oxen were reforted to, 

 the cafe might be very different •, for, notwithftanding 

 the arguments of many pradtical men againft the utility 

 of tlraught oxen, it remains a fa£l, tliat they will perform • 

 as much work, if properly attended to, as the clumfy cart 

 horfes ufually kept by the farmers of Yorkfliire, and ma- 

 ny other parts of England. Whatever becomes of the 

 queftion of large or fmall farms, fmall grafs farms are 

 much wanted almoft every where ; and it is remarkable, 

 that grafs farms bring a much higher rent than arable 

 ones. 



The dlfcouraging cuilom of tithes in kijid, is not for- 

 gotten ; and fome hints are given, of the necefTity of its 

 removal, before any great additional improvement can be 

 attained to; but, on this fubje£l:, the hands of the furvey- 

 -ors have been in fome degree tied up, by the injunctions 

 of the Board of Agi'icuiture. Such is the profped: of good 

 from that Inftitution, that one of its primary mandates 

 is, the prohibition of difcuffing an abufe, or grievance, 

 which has long been fucking tlie heart's blood of Englilh 

 agriculture. The poors rates are here confidered, and 

 pei'haps juftly, as inadequate to their profeffed end. A 



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