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v ' regular way of dividing a farm, and the 

 " cheapeft method of incloiing ; and that the 

 " houfes ought to be placed in the centre of 

 a the farm, in order to fave the expences of 

 c * carrying the corn and dung, which is a, 

 " great hindrance to the work about the 

 " farm, when improperly placecj. 



In planning out a new farm, it is of great 

 confequence to have the inclofures fo con- 

 c trived, that, by opening and Ihutting the 

 c gates, one of them may be divided into 

 " eight fubdivifions, and thefe fubdiviiions 

 " made into one. 



" By looking into the Plan, it will plainly 



" appear, that if the farm-houfes are placed 



" in the centre of any of the quarters, there 



; will be fixteen inclofures of ten acres each, 



" at equal diftances, around them; and if 



' the houfes are placed in the centre of the 



c four quarters, there will be fixty-four in- 



' clofures of ten acres each around them, 



which make fix hundred and forty acres in 



" whole. It alfo mews, how thefe inclo- 



' fures may be enlarged, by having one in 



' place of two; fo that there would be eight 



; inclofures around the houfes, containing 



* each twenty acres ; and if only into four 



" inclofures, 



