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ly prove. But when bankruptcies univerfal- 

 ly prevail among farmers, the caufes muft 

 alfo be univerfal. Thefe caufes are indeed 

 but too obvious. To every perfon acquaint- 

 ed with the prefent flate of the country, I 

 appeal, for the truth of the following affer- 

 tions. 



By the impolitic condud of fome land- 

 lords, the rents of unimproved ground are 

 raifed much above their Value. By a policy 

 equally abfurd, others depopulate the coun- 

 try, by letting farms greatly too large ; and 

 by granting no leafes but what are far too 

 fhort, their tenants are abfomtely prevented 

 from making any real improvements. The 

 farmers alfo, by following an improper mode 

 of cultivation, greatly heighten their own 

 diftrefs. In many farms, we find the beft 

 foil laid down in grafs, and feldom broke up 

 for corns ; while the part that is fown with 

 grain is much exhaufted with conftant crop- 

 ing. To the above caufes we muft afcribe 

 the infolvency of farmers, and the confequent 

 decreafe of the produce of Britain, 



What we have here advanced will be con- 



fiderably illuftrated by the following fpirited 



H remarks 



