to produce, the difference of foil is not of fo 

 much confequence as the mode of cultiva- 

 tion. The principal difadvantage of a poor 

 foil is, that it requires a greater expence to 

 be laid out at firft. And if this is done, it 

 will continue to produce crops equally good 

 with thofe obtained from foils of far fuperior 

 quality. Only, proper attention muft be 

 paid, that it is not afterwards injured by o- 

 ver-cropping, as it is fooner exhaufted than 

 a good foil. 



It is not, therefore, here pleaded, that a 

 poor foil is as beneficial to the tenant as a 

 rich one, unlefs the rent of the former is pro- 

 portionably lower ; but only, that if a pro- 

 per mode of cultivation is adopted, the crops 

 on each will be nearly equal in goodnefs ; and 

 that, confequently, in determining to whom 

 a premium mould be given, the difference 

 of foil fcarcely needs to be confidered. 



The author wifhes he had greater abilities 

 to demonftrate how much it would be for 

 the intereft of the nation, and every indivi- 

 dual to give more encouragement to improve- 

 ments in agriculture. He has found him- 

 felf much at a lofs for fufficient powers of 



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