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This chapter is chiefly occupied with a particular and 

 valuable account of that important acquilition in the a'gri- 

 cultural art, the thrafliing mill, the merit of which in- 

 vention appears due to North Britain. 



Chap. 6. The enclojing of lands^ both in waftes and 

 fields, is ably recommended •, — the c]ueftion,, as affecting 

 population confidered, and clearly decided in favour of 

 this mode of occupation. The following paragraph con- 

 tains a foundj if not a new obfervation : 



" Another thing which has efcaped the notice of thefe gentle- 

 men is, the number of people who receive employment from the 

 hides and fkins of the animals depaftured on grafs land. While 

 they examine the field, they perhaps do not iee a fingle perfon 

 amongft the beftial ; Hence they fet down at once, that the 

 grafs-fyftem is deftrudlive to the population of the country. 

 But let them confider the number of cuj-riers, Ihoemakers, wool- 

 combers, and other manufa6turers, who are thereby provided in 

 work, and they will allow, that an acre of grafs aiTords employ- 

 ment to as many people as an acre of corn land. This point is 

 fo clearly elucidated in the Hereford Suivty, that we beg leave 

 to refer the candid inquirer to it for a full proof. " 



In fine, the wliole reafoning on this point is fupported 

 by incontellible arguments. 



In chap. 7th, on arable land, fc6t. 2. the queflion of 

 Summer-fallowing on clay or ftrong foils, of late fo 

 much agitated, comes again under difcuflion ; and the 

 author has to combat the opinions of thofe great ai\tho- 

 rities, Marfhail and Kent, who have advanced many in- 

 genious theoretical arguments againll the pra6tice, which, 

 though confefl'edly fpecious, muft yield to the found and 

 pra61;ical proofs adduced by our author in favour of it. 

 The hints here offered by the furveyors, for condutlring 

 the operation of a complete Summer-fallov/, are highly 

 deferving of the attention of every farmer ; and we are 

 decidedly of opinion, that, in the diilridfs in quellion, 

 this bufinefs is too generally performed iu a carelefs and 

 ilovenly manner. 



In fe61:ion 3. are given fketches of the ufual rotations 

 of crops, &c. on feveral farms of various extent in the 

 Riding, We cannot withhold from our readers that of 

 a farm in Marfii-land, i\s it affords an inlian.ce, almoll 

 peculiar, of the employment of fuch a num.ber of hands 

 and horfes, and fucceexied by fuch abundant and ufeful 

 prodiidls. 



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