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tage can be derived, as the poor animals, kept in this 

 almofl ftarved flate, can never improve; on the con- 

 trary, the lofs fuftained by death throughout North- 

 Wales is incredible. There are many farmers, 

 who, rather than ri£k their flock on the commons, 

 fell their privilege at the paltry fum of 4d. per head 

 for flieep during the feafon, and for other cattle in 

 proportion. The expence of improvement cannot 

 be great, inclofmg and draining being the chief 

 things required. Coal and lime-ftone are got in 

 abundance, and at an eafy rate. An acre can be well 

 limed for 3I. fterling, and lime, of all manures, is the 

 bed for land of this defcription. 



Survey of Anglesey, p. 20. 



BY MR. GEORGE KAY. 



The commons, or wade lands, are computed at 

 5,000 acres, and no divifion of them is as yet pro- 

 pofed. They are depaftured chiefly by iheep, and 

 fome of them are inclofed, not with a defign to im- 

 prove the commons, but to prevent thofe poor flarved 

 looking animals from committing depredations upon 

 the adjacent fields. 



The greatefl improvements that can be made on 

 the wafle lands, are, in my opinion, to inclofe and 

 plant them j the thinnings of which, in a few years, 

 would not only produce a great deal of fuel, but 



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