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upon the fame farm as corn, is apt very 

 much to impoverifh the corn lands; for the 

 vineyards get all the dung. They have the 

 effect of increafing population; but my 

 friend juftly thought this no advantage, un- 

 lefs the Government would take the trouble 

 of finding employment for them as faft as 

 they are bred. One good effect is, their 

 raiting a demand for the produce of woods, 

 in caiks and poles, which is a point of good 

 confequence, and not enough attended to, 

 fince it is a benefit of real confequence. 



The meadows in this province are chiefly 

 the tracts upon the rivers, fome of which, 

 but not near fo many as ought to be, are 

 watered ; the quantity of them is but fmall, 

 nor are they inclofed, except in certain 

 diftricts ; but the refpedtive owners mow 

 their divifions, after which the whole are 

 paftured in common. Thofe that are wa- 

 tered are mown twice, and others fed in 

 common. They are much valued, yielding 

 a greater profit than any of the corn lands 

 in the country. Yet, from the low price 

 of all the produces of the earth in France, 

 thefe meadows, like every thing elfe, yk>l j 

 a value very fmall, compared with En**. 



land. 



