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planting might be prolonged di leaft till t^e i ft 

 of July, perhaps even later. 



i^ihly. That he has reafon to think wheat, oats, 

 and barley, are not annuals, but perennials, pro- 

 vided they are eaten down by cattle and {beep, or 

 are kept low by the fcythe or fickle j and are pre- 

 vented from fpindling or coming to the ear. 



i^fhly. That one very prevalent motive with 

 him in profecuting this plan, is, that he is of opi- 

 nion, it may enable Government to devife means 

 of fupporting the vagrant poor, both old and 

 young, who are now to be met with every where, 

 both in towns and in the country, and who are at 

 prefent a burden on the community : but if fuch 

 employment could be ftruck out, a comfortable 

 fubfiftcnce might be provided for them by means 

 of their own labour and induftry; and not only 

 fave the publick and private charitable contri- 

 butions, but may alfo render that clafs of people 

 ufeful and profitable fubjeds; inllead of their re- 

 maining in a ufelefs, wretched, and perhaps a pro- 

 fligate and vicious courfc of life. 



And lajlly, Mr. Bogle has hinted at a fecondary 

 obje(fl which he has in view, from this mode of 

 cultivation, which he apprehends may in time, with 

 a fmall degree of attention, prove extremely advan- 



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