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little care, at a degree of perfedion unattainable in other countries 

 without infinite cxpence and trouble. 



For the growth of flax, the flaple commodity of the kingdom -, 

 of potatoes, the general food of its inhabitants ; and of barley, 

 from whence the ardent fpirits, and other fermented liquors of the 

 country are derived ; the climate feems to poffefs a peculiar felicity 

 of temperature and moifture, in all its feafons ; and for their 

 neceffary degree of ripenefs, the heat of fummer is amply fuf- 

 ficient. 



It is for the more delicate fpecies of garden fruits ; for ill con- 

 ducted crops of oats in bleak and mountainous fituations ; and for 

 the complete and perfed maturity of wheat ; that uneafy appre- 

 henfions can ever be entertained by the gardener or the farmer. 



The former are, in themfelves, of little importance; and where 

 fuch luxuries are required, glafs coverings, and artificial heat, 

 afford an ample fupply, and remove all pretence for difcontent. 

 Human art and induftry, attentive to circum fiances, and accom- 

 modated to times, has ftolen from the mild temperature of our 

 winters as much warmth, as ferves to compenfate for the deficiency 

 of fummer heats in forwarding and perfeding the crops of wheat ; 

 and a little time will teach the farmer, in our mountainous 

 provinces, to ufe the fame artifice with refped to his oats, when- 

 ever necefTity fhall demand his encreafed attention. 



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