nothing to do but to add to any of the 

 preceding accounts the expence of two or 

 three more horfes, and confeqr. ?ntly of one 

 man (for in fuch countries e\ 7 ery plough 

 has a driver) acA let him then dill: 

 where the profit of any of them is to be 

 found; but let him reverfe the medal, 

 and, I warrant, he will find lofs enough. 



It .has appeared very plainly that la- 

 bourers hiring feveral of the preceding 

 farms was an injury to them ; being much 

 poorer afterwards than before ; but to what 

 a degree of mifery would they plunge, if^ 

 inftead of two, they were to keep four 

 horfes. In fuch countries little farms muil 

 confift totally of grafs, or there muft be 

 none at all. But unhappily fuch are to 

 be found, to the mifery of many a deluded 

 man, who, ambitious of being a farmer, 

 hurries into ruin. 



It is alfo the cuftom through thofe parts 

 of the kingdom in which oxen are ufed in 

 draught, never to yoke lefs than four to a 

 plough, but much oftener 6 or 8, This is 

 a moft unprofitable practice, and totally 

 ufelefs ; for a yoke of good oxen will-plough 

 an acre of land in a day, as well as a pair 



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