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Upon my arrival at Nevers, I waited on 

 M. Morault, and, delivering the Marquis's 

 letter, he read it with the appearance of the 

 high eft refpect, repeated often how happy 

 he fhould be to give me all the information 

 in his power, and infifted on my going from 

 the inn to fpend the evening at his houfe. 

 This I complied with, and found he had an 

 excellent houfe, a pretty garden, and all the 

 appearances of a good fortune. In the courfe 

 of converfation, I made enquiries concern- 

 ing the neigbourhood of Nevers ; he told 

 me he had attended very much to the agri- 

 culture of the whole province of Niverncis, 

 and gave me the following particulars : 



The lands are occupied firft in the corn 

 hufbandry; fecondly, in vineyards; 

 thirdly, in meadows ; fourth, in artificial 

 grafles ; fifth, in hemp and flax ; fixth, 

 in woods; and, feventh, in waftes. The 

 corn lands are principally in the fmall cul- 

 ture, and thrown into the management of 

 fallowing, then fowing wheat or rye; and 

 after that barley and oats : there are 1 >nas 

 inclofures, but not many, iii whic'i the p o- 

 prietors fow what they pleafc, without a.iy 

 attention to the conduct of their neighbours. 



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