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this province, that the culture of it could 

 not thrive ; but that, fince the edicl: of 

 1764, allowing a free exportation, the 

 price began to quicken for fome years, and, 

 fince that, has been rifen much ; and this 

 has had fuch an efFecT", that the quantity of 

 land fown has increafed every year. But 

 this activity, in cafe of very low prices 

 coming again, he thinks will all die away. 

 Hemp and flax are fown in fome rich in- 

 clofures, but in no great quantity - f nor do 

 they think that thefe crops are profitable. 

 Next to corn, the vineyard culture is the 

 mod confiderable : the whole country, 

 that is at all cultivated, is fpread with them. 

 They fend out large quantities to other pro- 

 vinces, to Lyons and to Paris; but the 

 Marquis'complained heavily of the mon- 

 flrous duties laid upon the tranfport of wines, 

 and their entrance at Lyons and Paris, which 

 have increafed every day. Thefe leflcn the 

 demand for their wines, which, from their 

 excellence, would otherwife be in much 

 greater re.queft, and the culture fpread^ 

 without taking any lands from corn. An 

 acre of good vines, well managed, will yield 

 here a grofs produce of from i61. to 40!. 



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