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like from other markets in the neighbourhood with more 

 common things, tho' in time you may even find enough for a 

 Cart of your own. I am also convinced a larger demand than 

 you think of, may be raised in the Country and Town itself in 

 a very little time, if plenty is to be had at reasonable prices. 

 One man might have raised three times what your father had 

 in his Garden or did not deserve bread for his work, and if he 

 raised three times what he did, he could have sold for the half 

 of the price and have got one third more money than he did. 

 But our narrow Idle way is to work only a third of what any 

 diligent man might do, keep up the price of every thing by 

 which we get few customers, rather than have three times as 

 much to sell, by which we can sell cheap, make sure of 

 customers and make more profit. As I mentioned Quinces I 

 think you could not miss good of either side the hedge at 

 bottom of the Garden. If of north side they must be out of 

 reach of being shaded by the hedge, near which what likes a 

 shade should be, such as Raspberries. I am almost sure 

 Quinces would be demanded, for many go from hence every 

 year, and even the difficulty and expense attending the carriage, 

 makes them less used than if more easily come at. A good 

 bearing Quince tree takes no more room than a pear or an 

 apple of the most common kind and yet the fruit of it will 

 bring more money. Besides having uncommon things brings 

 customers to take of the common. Espalier hedges keep your 

 ground warm, take little room and dont cover undergrowth. 

 Take care and don't spare pains in first planting of fruit 

 trees and preparing and mixing the soil right for them. You 

 can't have them good without care at first. You saw that at 

 Tottenham, and now I am assured they have the profit, by all 

 their fruit that I was at pains about, being remarkably good. 

 What you do, let it be thoroughly well ; what is well done 

 will pay, when what is sluberd will yield accordingly. Be at 

 pains in getting the best Seeds you possibly can and the seeds 

 you raise will repay, besides the crops being better. Get good 

 kinds of fruit. I don't know if the latest pears will answer 

 upon espaliers or standards. I shall be glad to see some 

 draught of what you propose to take in. Tho' you don't bring 

 all in at once and only add every year, you may make your 



