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money to be diftributed in the diftridl in 

 which it is raifed, and to be applied to no o- 

 ther purpofe than the above premiums. And 

 whatever the fum was that the farmer paid 

 for each acre, the proprietor of the lands to 

 pay the fame for each acre upon his eftate. 

 This would be a good fcheme for every pro- 

 prietor to follow over all his eftate, although 

 not patronifed by government. This is only 

 railing premiums to be given to the bed far- 

 mers in every eftate, which would encourage 

 improvements, and foon teach the moft ig- 

 norant, that it was better to improve one acre 

 properly, than three or four in the ordinary 

 way. 



And in order to make the prizes as equal 

 as poflible, fo that farmers of different fta- 

 tions might each of them receive feveral pre- 

 miums, it is pfopofed, that there mould be 

 three different claffes of prizes, the firft .'50, 

 for ten acres, for the beft crop of wheat af- 

 ter fummer fallow, and the next year the 

 fame fum for a green crop, and fo on. 



The fecond clafs, L. 25, for the beft crop 

 upon five acres. 



The third clafs, L. io, for the beft crop 

 upon two acres. 



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