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" with the fpade, the whole of the corn might 

 " be fown in drills, and covered with the 

 u machine mentioned. 



" If there were a confiderable number of 



; feuers, the proprietor might give a yearly 



; premium of L. 5 to him who had the 



c greateft number of bolls; none to be en- 



: titled to this premium more than once. 



" This would have the good efFeft of cauf- 



'- ing each to exert himfelf towards the im- 



" provement of his ground, fuperior to that 



44 of his neighbours. 



" It is a very difficult matter to make per- 

 " fons alter their courfe of hufbandry all at; 

 " once, though it fhould be far better than 

 " the prefent ; therefore, fome means fhould 

 " be ufed to induce them to adopt the pro- 

 <c pofed plan, fuch as appointing premiums ; 

 " and when once they fee it turn out to their 

 " intereft, they will need no inducements to 

 " perfevere in it. So foon as the country 

 " fees their fuccefs, a great number will 

 " adopt that plan. But their fuccefs much 

 " depends upon their fetting out upon a pro- 

 " per plan, and getting encouragement at 

 *' the beginning. 



This Plan alfo fhews, what is the moft 



regular 



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