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to be lightly fcratched over, in order to its pro- 

 ducing the moft luxuriant crops of every kind of 

 grain. On the contrary, in the Northern provinces, 

 it is fo poor and thin, that deep ploughing would 

 only bury the fertile part, and turn up a caput 

 mortuum to the furface. 



I leave thefe anfwers to be judged of by thofe 

 who have made agriculture their ftudy ; and fliall 

 only remark, that in the Northern Countries the 

 foil muft naturally be fuperficial, becaufe the in- 

 fluence of the fun is fo; and therefore to bury too 

 deep that part of it which has already been ferti- 

 lized, would be furely to lofe a conliderable part 

 of its efficacy. 



I am, &c. 



Nov. 21, 1785. J. GRIEVE. 



Article L. 



On ihe Utility of thofe Clubs called by the name of 

 Friendly Societies^ in Count yy Purines. 



Gentlemen, 



AS I venerate t\cry attempt, either in focietics or 

 in individuals, to promote ufeful knowledge, 

 improvements in the neceffary arts, and happinefs 



in 



