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which render fome arable farms more a.d- 

 vantageous than grafs ones, but in the ge- 

 neral, the latter will prove mofh fo, and 

 will in every account rank very high in the 

 fcale of profit. 



The next in order is that laid down to 

 grafs, which, like thofe already in grafs, are 

 highly profitable, and pay better than many 

 arable ones. 



The next and lafl is the arable farm on 

 a foil light enough for turnips ; which, 

 under fome circumftances and proportions* 

 is more profitable on clay farms, but in 

 others, lefs variations indifferent fized farms 

 arife from varied proportions. If a man 

 has a thoufand pounds to difpofe of, it may 

 be moft profitable to expend it upon a clay 

 foil ; if he has twice that fum, it may be 

 better on a light one, and vice verfa. No^ 

 thing is therefore fo deceitful, in fuch af- 

 fairs as thefe, as reafoning by analogy: A 

 clay farm of 103 acres is not fo beneficial 

 as a light loamy one : why mould not the 

 rule hold good with five times the land, 

 conducted on the fame principles? This 

 qucftion may doubtlefs be afked with fome 

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