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Its advances in receiving the improvement of more enlightened 

 agriculturists are very slow, notwithstanding it has the advantage 

 of a very respectable agricultural society, which has been esta- 

 blished at Bath for the western counties upwards of sixteen years. 

 From the tardiness before-mentioned it seems difficult to devise any 

 new means to engage a stronger desire of improvement. More 

 frequent marling naturally presents itself as the first object of no- 

 tice, and it is especially desirable that the practice might become 

 strongly urged if any means could be happily found to do it 

 effectually. 



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