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It is my ordinary amufement, when riding 

 through the country, to confider what im- 

 provements could be made in this or that 

 part of it. And, even fuppofing I may be 

 often wrong in my conjectures, yet, if any 

 one accuftom himfelf in this way, he may 

 frequently throw out hints that may be ufe- 

 ful both to the proprietor and the pubjic. 



Therefore it is hoped, the reader will for- 

 c any ideas that are not fo proper. All 

 that can be faid is, that they are well intend- 

 ed both for the good of proprietors and the 

 public iingeneral. 



In the beginning of October, I fet out from 

 Edinburgh to Stirling. Although there are 

 many farms much improved upon this road, 

 3^et there is a great want of uniformity of 

 -cropping and inclofing. 



Few fences are made as they ought to be, 

 with funk fence faced with ftones, and a 

 thorn hedge planted upon the top, which I 

 efteem to be befl of all. Only a few farmers 

 Jiaving a regular rotation of corn and grafs 

 crops, with a fallow ; fome having too much 

 grafs, others too little. 



Although this has the name of an improved 



country, 



