regard to the former, it feems entirely to arife 

 from prejudice, or being unaccuftomed to 

 think of thefe matters. Very |few have ta- 

 ken the pains to inquire what the real produce 

 of Britain is, whether it be poffible to increafe 

 it at all ; or, if it be poffible, what means 

 ought to be taken for the purpofe. To fuch 

 as are willing to inveftigate the fubjeft, this 

 treatife will mofl probably give fatisfadlion, 

 and convince them, not only that the produce 

 of the Ifland in general might be increafed in 

 the above mentioned proportion; but, that 

 no foil is fo bad but it may receive confide- 

 rablc improvement, and, in a fliort time, 

 repay the expence laid out upon it. 



The fecond obftacle arifing from the gene- 

 ral negligence and inattention almofl univer- 

 fally prevalent, muft be much more difficult 

 to combat, and fuch as no art nor pains of an 

 individual can overcome. The great fcheme 

 propofed in this treatife requires for its exe- 

 cution the united efforts of the whole nation; 

 and, without the general concurrence of all 

 ranks of men, each in their proper fphere, 

 there is not the leaft hope of accornplifhing 

 it. 



As improvements in agriculture, mufl un- 

 doubtedly 



