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Tying,Picking,d"(r. render a great manyHands 

 not only of Men,butWomen,and Children, ne- 

 ceffary in their Difpatch : And the Bufinefs, 

 for the moft Part, is fo little laborious, t^at 

 thofe Perfons as are unfit for many other 

 Employs, may follow it with Pleafure : I have 

 known at leaft thirty Pounds ^^r Annum made, 

 clear of all Expences,from an i\cre of Ground, 

 and a Garden, of a confiderable Extent, con- 

 tain the fame Qiiantity per Acre, one Acre 

 with another. This has occafion'd me to 

 view the noble Plantations at Farnham with 

 the greateft Satisfadion : The Neatnefs and 

 Exaclnefs of thefe Gardens make them appear 

 like regular Woods or Groves. And in many 

 Parts of Hampjh'ire the Inhabitants are fo very 

 fenfible of the Advantage arifing by thefe 

 Plants, that their Gardens are fill'd with 'em^ 

 and there is nothing more common, than to 

 fee Hedges in diftant Fields entirely furround- 

 ed with Hops. But to proceed to their Ma- 

 nagement : This Plant delights in the richeft 

 Land, and a deep light Mould, the fame be- 

 ing better if mix*d with Sand 5 and a black 

 Garden Mould is excellent for it : A Piece of 

 Ground a little inclining to the South, the 

 Soil being' mellow and deep, and having Wa- 

 ter near at Hand, in the Summer, will do 

 very well : And indeed moft Sorts of Lands 

 will ferve for Hop- Gardens, except it be fto- 

 ny, rocky^ and ftifFClay ^ but if for Want of 

 a better Soil you are neceffitated to plant in a 

 cold, fliff, four, or barren Land, the beft 



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