2g6 Vieiv of the Agriculture of Torkshire. July 



made between the Durham and HoldernefTe fpecies, which 

 are, in the furvey, in fome degree confounded, or at lead not 

 treated as diflinft breeds. Of flieep, the fort mo'i valued by 

 the fuperior improvers, appears to be the new Leiceftcrftiire 

 or Uifliley breed. 



In SetSlion 3. the merits of Oxen for draught are difcufTtid, 

 and, in our opinion, they are too haltily decided againd ; for 

 we are confident, from fair experimeiit, that a good ox will 

 do as much work as a lieavy draujjht borfe, the pride of the 

 modern farmer •, and, unlefs he will fo far conquer his preju- 

 dices, as to fatten and ear Ids heavy horfs when dif^ibled, the 

 queftion will not bear a debate- The vaft increafe of horfes 

 during the lart: century, is believed, by many, to be among the 

 caufes, that the comparative fiipply of provlfions for market, 

 has not kept pace with the boaited agricultural improvements 

 of the fame period. Section 7. Dove cots are feverely de- 

 nounced as nuifances, proper for extirpation. We allow there 

 may be " too much even of a good thing •," but fince we 

 know of little or no damage actually done by this beautiful 

 winged fpecies of live ftock, except on lodged corn, and at or 

 a little before the harvcft ; and as they are of fome value, be- 

 fides leaving an excellent m.anure ; we are not inclined to 

 condemn them to utter extermination, without further in- 

 quiry \i\to their alleged demerits. Yet fome of the remarks 

 en this fubjeCl: may be juft. Where vail numbers are kept, 

 they are doubtlefs nuifances ; cf which a ftrong proof exifted 

 in France before the Revolution, wliere the agriculture of 

 whole diftritts v/as difcouraged, if not deftroyed, by myriads 

 of thofe birds, prefervsd and encouraged, at the expeuce of 

 the cultivators, by the moft tyrannous reftri£iions. 



Chap. [4. On Rural Economy, has fome notices by a cor- 

 refpondent in feet. i. on the fubjcr6l of Labourers, wliich 

 appear to indicate, that the fituation of that indifpenfibiy 

 ufeful body of men, is rather deteriorated, than othcrwife, 

 notwithflanding the improvements of the prefent period. 

 If thefe improvements are^confidered only as properly cen- 

 tering in and fupporiing a fyftem of high rents, high rates 

 cf provifions, &c. &c. the majority of the mofl uftfui 

 members of the community cannot have reafon to join the 

 loud plauditi of thofe improvements, which we fo frequent- 

 ly hear eclioed and re echoed from every quarter: And why 

 farmers, in genera!, ftiould lean more to high rents, &c. than 



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