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greateft probability of never lofmg a bene-* 

 ficial bargain. 



CHAP. xiv. 



Remarks on the condufl of common farmer s+ 

 in proportioning their land to their money* 



IT is neceflary to introduce the following 

 calculations, by a few obfervations on 

 the method generally followed by common 

 farmers, of judging from their fortunes of 

 the quantity of land they are enabled to 

 hire. In the eftimates which I mall give, 

 there will be found many Variations from 

 the common conduct ; I mould, therefore, 

 give my reafbns for fuch variations. 



It is univerfally known in every part of 

 the kingdom, that farms are every day hired 

 with much fmaller iums of money than the 

 moft confiderate people would allot for 

 the purpofe. It is not gentlemen and land- 

 lords alone who think fuch fums too fmall ; 

 even farmers themfelves will often own, 

 that a larger fum of money is really neceflary, 

 than often poflefled Upon the hiring of a 

 farm ; and they will allow that it would be 



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