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There are, befides, many millions of acres 

 lying wafte in commons, muirs, mofles, and 

 morafTes, all of which might be improved, 

 and rendered capable of producing either 

 corns or grafs, or both, by methods proper- 

 ly adapted to the nature of each. Nor is the 

 quantity of ground at all inconfiderable that 

 might be gained from the fea, or by banking 

 in large rivers, and draining lochs. Very 

 confiderable quantities of the beft foil in the 

 kingdom are alfo at prefent lying in grafs f 

 feldom or never broke up; and which we 

 cannot but fuppofe would produce very large 

 crops by proper culture and management. 

 The quantity of the beft foil daily thrown 

 into grafs in this manner confiderably exceeds 

 what is taken in from the wafte grounds, 

 which muft, in the fame proportion, dimi- 

 nifh the corn crops. 



Were a number of fmall villages eredled 

 upon every eftate, agreeable to the plan pro- 

 pofed of feus, or long leafes, every tenant 

 building his own houfe, (Vide, Plan of vil- 

 lages at the end of this work), it would part- 

 ly contribute to reduce the price of provi- 

 fions, and lefTen the number of horfes, For 



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