III. Another confequence of disjointed 

 fields, is the having an extraordinary quan- 

 tity of fencing to keep in repair ; a cir- 

 cumftance very troublefome and expen- 

 five. 



IV. Such fields are, in general, much 

 more expofed to depredations from neigh- 

 bour's cattle, &c. &c. &c. than others that 

 are contiguous to the home ones. In thofe, 

 through which the mafter or fome of his 

 people are conftantly paffing and repairing, 

 accidents, it is true, may happen, but 

 then they are prefently difcovered and re- 

 medied. A gate left open, by carelefs- 

 people, or broke in pieces by fox -hunters, 

 very often does a farmer great mifchief at 

 home; how much more pernicious muft it 

 prove at a diflance, and where himfelf, or 

 fervants come but feldom ? 



For thefe and many other reafons, I 

 would never advife a man to hire a farm 

 that was not contiguous at leaft. It is a 

 circumftance very greatly in favour of a. 

 farm that it is circular, or at leaft perfectly 

 compact, with no other man's grounds- 

 jetting into it. Numerous advantages at- 

 tend fuch a difpofition of fields. One very 



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