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hill), with a view of having the whole field under one 

 crop at the same time. It is proper, however, to ob- 

 serve, that where the climate is uncertain, and the soil 

 various, the following practice has been adopted, that 

 of having^t division of every kind of grain cultivated in 

 the farm in the strong part, and another division in the 

 lighter part. This gives the tenant a fair chance to 

 have an equal crop, whether the seasons are dry or wet, 

 and whether they are favourable to the one species of 

 soil or crop, or to another *. 



4. Stock on the Farm. It has also been observed, that 

 the size of the fields should be somewhat in proportion 

 to the number of horses and ploughs on the farm ; for 

 instance, where six two -horse ploughs are kept, and 

 where it is difficult, from the nature of the soil, to keep 

 larger fields than from eighteen to twenty-two English 

 acres sufficiently dry, that is a convenient size, as there 

 is less risk of being overtaken by bad weather, and pre- 

 vented from completing the preparation of the land for 

 the intended crop ; for with twelve horses in the spring 

 season, a field of that size can always be finished in four' 

 days f. 



5. Water. It is necessary in every field actually to 

 be pastured, to have a supply of water, the command of 

 which is more likely to be obtained in large, than in 

 small inclosures. A correspondent, whose fields are 



* Remarks of Mr Peter Jack, of Moncur, in the Carse of 

 Cowrie. 



f Remarks by Mr Peter Mitchell in Stirlingshire, and Me 

 James Cuthbertson in East Lothian. 



