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, were made in going over the land. 

 I have seen some tracts between Baltimore 

 and Philadelphia, from Newark to Derby, 

 which make a much better appearance, as 

 grazing land, than others I have surveyed. 

 Observing, however, that no sod was form- 

 ed, I can safely say they are not at all equal 

 to the lands in England. 



There is a neck of land near Philadelphia, 

 the best I saw in America, for meadow : 

 but so small a part is not worth general 

 observation. There are tracts about New- 

 castle, which, as tillage land, make a better 

 appearance than some others, from quicks 

 being set, and having raised thorn hedges ; 

 which are a very great advantage to the 

 appearance of a country : and the case is 

 the same about Wilmington. But in riding 

 over the grounds about Wilmington, Ifound 

 them very barren, except for Indian corn : 

 and I conclude the lands from Newark to 

 Derby to be the same, since I never saw 

 any fine crops of grain grown thereon, as I 

 rode through, but very fine Indian corn ; 

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