If a farmer is neglectful in thefe matters, 

 or takes them too much upon truft, lie 

 may eafily be furprized with expences 

 which he did not expect ; and I have often 

 remarked, that, in many cafes, this is very 

 pernicious. Nothing can be more fatal 

 than the viewing thefe feveral charges in 

 different and feparate lights, and not draw- 

 ing them with the rent into one fum, that 

 the total may be certainly known. There 

 is no difficulty in procuring good intelli- 

 gence of thefe points ; they are of fo pub- 

 lick a nature, that a very little trouble will 

 gain a complete knowledge of them. In 

 many parts of the kingdom, they will, 

 united, exceed the rent : how careful there- 

 fore fhould a farmer be, to be well informed 

 in each article ; that, when he has con- 

 cluded the view of a farm, and the enquiries 

 concerning it, he may fit down and calcu- 

 late what will be the amount of his annual 

 payments ? If he does not this, he will, 

 at beft, be in the dark. 



It furely is needlefs to add, refpedting 

 thefe charges, that he mould not forget the 

 probability of being raifcd^ that is, of pay- 

 ing more than the preceding tenant. It is 

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