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hint, and hoes his own : Is it not extremely 

 evident, that he will make much money by 

 fuch a practice. 



In the fame manner, clover is unknown 

 in a country, though pafture of all kinds is 

 extremely fcarce Will a common farmer 

 introduce it ? Moft affuredly not: but a 

 gentleman, from his fuperiority of general 

 knowledge, may be fuppofed to do it, and 

 will indubitably reap the benefit. 



A country may contain fine tracts of 

 fandy loam, highly proper for carrots, and 

 yet not one to be found : may not the gen- 

 tleman, from his reading, introduce this 

 excellent root? And is it not as clear that 

 he will find the culture greatly profitable ? 



A clay country may be fo uniform in 

 heavy land, as not to be capable of produ- 

 cing a fmgle turnip or carrot to advantage, 

 to the great lofs of the farmer, who cannot 

 keep good ftocks of cattle for want of 

 plenty of winter food ; now, on fuch land, 

 cabbages are cultivated to infinite profit, 

 even fuperior to what is any where received 



from turnips : The gentleman is the 



perfon who can alone be fuppofed to intro- 

 duce fuch a practice, not the farmer. 



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