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quickly ; but he is of infinite service to the 

 public. The mode of rendering farming 

 profitable is to procure as much produce 

 from the land, and at as little expence, 

 as possible ; to rob the land, and leave it for 

 some other person or generation to im- 

 prove, whilst you live on the interest of 

 the money. But, were that the general 

 spirit of mankind, the whole country at 

 large must in the end suffer by it. 



Although the acquirement of riches is the 

 primaiy desire of mankind, and they fre- 

 quently barter every thing to obtain them, 

 yet there are men in the world who thirst 

 for something more than money ; for in- 

 stance, the great Mr. Bakewell. He pur- 

 sued his object in the breed of animals, 

 until it deranged his circumstances: at the 

 same time that, in his expences, there was 

 not a more economic man probably in the 

 world, or one more industrious. I believe 

 that the whole of his time and thoughts was 

 employed in his most valuable pursuits; and 

 there is no record of such a man existing 



