Of rural and extenfive Gardening. 4^ 



in Enclofures of art Acre, nay half an Acre, 

 as they are in the opened Fields of 20 or ^o 

 Acres, as I have ken my felfin lort^floire iri di- 

 vided Larids that I have furveyed, fome of 

 which for their Shape and Smallnefs are 

 call'd Shoulders of Mutton ; notwithftanding, 

 the Irregularity of v^hich Shape they plow 

 and fow them, as truly as any other regular 

 Pieces whatfoever 5 which is, an Anfwcr to 

 another ObjeSrion, that I forefee will be ftar- 

 ted, (yizJ) that this rural Way tvill (By its 

 Serpentine Lines) cut all the f'ields of an E- 

 ftate into irregular Shapes and circular Turns, 

 and, cdnfequentl}'', fpcil an Eftate in Pvelatiofi 

 to Tillage. 



It is very happy for me, that feme of our 

 Ruftick Authors that have gone before 'mc, 

 have fo ftrenuoufly afl^erted the Advantage 

 of enclofing an Eftate, and dividing, large 

 Fields into feveral Divifions, as that , after 

 this Divifion it is known to let for ipore, 

 if the Landlord were to let itj bccaufe by 

 thefe Divifions, the Tennant Has the Oppoj:'- 

 tunity of feeding and breeding more and dif- 

 ferent Sorts, of Cattle, than he otherivife 

 could. But, which is of more i\d vantage yet, 

 and which I would adyife iny Reader to' 

 take particular Notice of, that as thefe Trees 

 and Hedge Rows keep the Ground wajm in 

 Winter, by which means the Grafs grows 

 even in the middle thereof, in feme Degree 

 m other 5 fo iri all light Lands they wdri- 



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