troth of neglecting this precaution and pro- 

 fiting by it. 



Upon the whole, there can be no doubt 

 but distinctions of confequence exift be- 

 tween gentlemen and common farmers, in 

 the whole practice of agriculture ; and if fo, 

 it is certainly neceflary for me to make a 

 diftinction between them in the point of 

 flocking farms, as the fum requifite to hire 

 one, in every inftance, depends on the 

 practice to be followed. 



And my principal endeavour will be to 

 {hew in what manner gentlemen, by farm- 

 ing upon improved methods, may equal 

 the natural advantages of the common far- 

 mers ; which, with refpect to the former, 

 will be attended with much more ufe than 

 calculations, in which they are reckoned 

 nearly on an equality with them,, 1 heir 

 difadvantages, in that method, are fo pro- 

 digioufly great, and fo unfufceptible of cal- 

 culation, that if I was only to reckon 33 

 per cent, on horfes, and 1 2 per cent', on other 

 labour, I mould, take the whole bufmefs 

 through, be full 2,0 per cent, above the 

 truth : If all the numerous difadvantages of 

 the gentleman, in common hufbandry, be 

 T 3 coniidered, 



