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than what any proprietor might have, the 

 whole way from Chalons to Thiery j that 

 of gathering the grapes at feveral times, and 

 making feveral forts, fo that they have a 

 fmall quantity every vintage that is fuperla- 

 tively fine. This I am the more confirmed 

 in, by their fpeaking of wines felling at 

 fifteen, fixteen, and feventeen pounds z piece. 

 They aflert, that the produdt amounts in 

 fome vineyards in good years to 70!. an 

 acre, and the nett profit to 7!. or 81. but, 

 upon an average, not to more than 5!. or 

 61. The more I reflecT: upon fuch great 

 expences as 6ol. or 70!. for a profit of 61. 

 or }1. the more I am convinced, that the 

 husbandry of vines, however excellent and 

 advantageous to a kingdom, is much other- 

 wife to the cultivator of them. Surely the 

 expenceof 6ol. in good common hufbandry, 

 would yield a much greater amount, which 

 I am amazed the gentlemen of this country 

 are not more convinced of. - Take only the 

 inftance of fainfoine in this country : fup- 

 pofe it yields only a load and a half an 

 acre, and that the expence amounts to los. 

 an acre ; a load and a half of hay here is 

 Worth from 275. to 355.5 there then re- 

 mains. 



