Of the proper Choice of Soils y dec. 27 

 thcr IS there any way to improve it, but by 

 gathering up the Stones, laying good Earth 

 and Soil in the Room, and by making Drains 

 to carry away the Water. I fliill not advife 

 any to buy or fix upon, any Piece of Land 

 on fuch an expenfive Prolpeft 5 nor to begin 

 this piece of Husbandry, (unlefs there are 

 Abundance of Conveniencies to ballance it) 

 becaufe the Charges will amount to fo very 

 much, and better Land, may, without doubt, 

 be purchafed at eafier and lefs troublefome 

 Rates. 



Nor, as by the outward Face and Chara- 

 fter, and by the Clime and Conftitution of 

 all fimple Grounds doth appear the Rich- 

 nefs and Fruitfulnefi of one, and the Bar- 

 rennefs of the other ; fo likewife by the 

 fame Rule, there may be Judgment given of 

 all compounded Grounds or mixed Earths, 

 as Sand with Gravel, or Clay, or Loame 

 v/ith Gravel, or Sand, or other Earths; but 

 narrow Enquiry into all thefe will more 

 properly come in, when we come to fpeak 

 of Lands in particular, and their Improve- 

 ments 5 and thus much may fuffice in gene- • 

 ral, to paint out the extreme Badnefs and 

 Lndifference of Soils in Relation to the choice, 

 every Gentleman makes of an Eftatc or P^'illa, 

 fo far as it relates to Grafs, Corn, and fu- 

 perficial Vegetables, and by this that has 

 been fpokeh concerning the Nature of Grounds 

 fimple and compound, the Husbandmen may 



have 



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