A river that does not overflow, miming 

 through a farm, is a very favourable cir~ 

 cumftance, as it indicates a great probability 

 of all the grafs fields being well watered ; 

 that is, for cattle. Failures, that have 

 neither a river nor ponds in them, are of 

 little worth ; the inconveniencies of truft- 

 ing cattle in fuch, are too great to be fuf- 

 fered. 



There are, in many farms, very refufe 

 wafte paftures, never mown ; over-run with 

 mole and ant hills, bufhes, brambles, &c* 

 for which very little rent is demanded, 

 Such are by no means to be ranked in the 

 tenant's chapter of evils ; for no farm would 

 be more profitable than one confifting 

 wholly of fuch. The hills cut up, and 

 mixed with a little lime dung, afhes, chalk, 

 or marie, make an admirable compofr. The 

 bufhes and brambles are eafily grubbed up, 

 and will pay for the work. Then the fields 

 fhould be examined. If a light gravelly or 

 fandy foil, they will pay very well under 

 the plough ; and if a clay or loam, manure 

 them well, which will difcover what the 

 herbage is. If good, leave them in grafs ; 

 if bad, convert them into tillage for a few 



years, 



