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pable of being made to produce good crops 

 of corn and grafs, yet fuffered to lie barren, 

 even near the metropolis of London itfelf, 

 where dung is to be purchafed cheaper than 

 in any other part of Britain, and in very large 

 quantities. Though thefe are fa&s obvious 

 to the infpetion of every one, yet many peo- 

 ple differ in their opinions concerning their 

 caufes, as well as in the proper methods of 

 applying a remedy. 



If we may believe fome eftimates that have 

 been publiihed of the number of people em- 

 ployed in manufactures of different kinds, 

 the proportion is by far too great for the 

 number of inhabitants. 



By an account of this kind lately -publiuV 

 ed in the newlpapers, it would appear, that 

 above five millions of people are employed in 

 manufactures, &c. And though we cannot 

 pretend to vouch for the exa&nefs of this ef- 

 timate, yet it may be looked upon as a fa& 

 pretty well authenticated, that more than 

 three-fourths of the inhabitants of Great Bri- 

 tain live in cities or towns, or are now em- 

 ployed in the various Britiih manufactures, 

 commerce, fiiheries, &c. But if this be the 

 true flate of the cafe, the number left to till 



the 



