The fifth in profit is the grazing farm, 

 80 acres, 60 grafs, and 20 arable. 



The fixth is the 80 acres all arable, the 

 foil light enough for turnips. 



The laft is the 60 acres arable, laid down 

 to grafs. 



A few circumftances fhould here be re- 

 marked. The difference between the two 

 firft, that is, between 100 acres all in grafs 

 or all arable, is but 13 s. per cent, which 

 may, in fuch a calculation, be called an 

 equality ; but this equality is in thofe 

 points only that are reducible to calculation. 

 In all others the grafs farm has infinitely 

 the advantage : The labour of the farmer 

 is nothing; confequently he has leifure to 

 apply to whatever other bufinefs he can 

 turn to account; which, in many cafes, may 

 be of confiderable importance. He is alfo 

 liable to fewer chances and accidents of 

 evil; his profit more fure, lefs dependant 

 on the feafons; and his whole bufmefs- in 

 every refpecl: vaftly more fimple and eafy. 

 For thefe and many other reafons, the grafs 

 farm claims the preference, notwithftanding 

 the rank above afligned : One muft adhere. 

 in calculations to figures ; deviations unre~ 



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