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 in the neighbourhood. Thefe took fo well, 

 as to make a very good meadow, which has 

 continued fo ever fince. 



I was defirous to know what was the 

 profit he made by thefe crops; he informed 

 me, that an acre of potatoes would fupport 

 twenty hogg of all fizes, including fows 

 with pigs (but not the pigs) through the 

 Winter; and that an acre of lucern would 

 feed, through the Summer, from fifty to 

 fixty of all forts ; and he has accordingly 

 found, that a due proportion between the 

 potatoes and the lucern, is, to have three 

 acres of the former to one of the latter, in 

 which management the flock of fwine will 

 be carried quite through the year. As to 

 profit, fixty fwine, which may take one 

 good acre of lucern, and three of potatoes, 

 will pay, exclulive of all expence?, a profit 

 of about 73. a head at the market, when 

 Ibid, or 2il. from four acres. This is 

 above 5!. an acre -> which, upon the whole, 

 appears to be very great, and fuch as is 

 made in no part of France from any thing 

 bat vineyards, not many of which came to 

 fo high a profit. 



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