while he reckons his crops as money, be- 

 fore they are reaped. 



Corn is fometimes very deceitful ; a 

 man, in eftimating the product, may eafily 

 be miftaken greatly : A very bad harveft, 

 a blight, a mildew, an hundred things, 

 may leflen the value greatly, and markets 

 fink unexpectedly. He finds his product 

 much lefs than he valued it ; but his new 

 farm is hired, and he cannot withdraw the 

 engagement, nor manage it with lefs 



money. Is not the ruin of fuch a 



fituation fufficiently evident ? 



CHAP. XV. 



Of the tnojl advantageous method of dif- 

 of $ol. in farming. 



I Dedicate this chapter to the fervice of 

 the fervant, labourer, and other poor 

 men, who, faving or acquiring a fmall 

 fum of money, are defirous to become 

 farmers : But it is impoflible, in the title of 

 this or any of the fucceeding chapters, to 

 fpecify minutely the fum which will be 



proved 



