OCT. ] HIRING FARMS. 



his farm, being of excellent use in winter for i 

 ing sheep and lambs on with turnips, &c. 



The low meadows, whatever the soil, on the banks 

 of the rivers and brooks, are in general good, but 

 often subject to the misfortune of being overflown 

 in summer, which not only ruins crops of hay before 

 they are cut, but carries them away, perhaps, when 

 just made. 



Many grass fields on all soils, consist of so bad an 

 herbage as to be of little value. Made up of weeds, 

 and the worst and coarsest of grasses, if a landlord 

 will not allow such to be ploughed, the farmer should 

 minute the rent accordingly. This fault is visible at 

 all seasons. 



A river that docs not overflow', running through a 

 farm, is a very favourable circumstance, as it indicates 

 a probability of all the grass fields being well watered : 

 that is, for cattle. 



Size. Another matter of great import, in the hir- 

 ing a farm, is the taking no larger a one, than the 

 sum of money a man can command will stock properly. 

 A common fault among farmers is, the hiring too much 

 land for their money : they are extremely eager to 

 farm as much as possible : the certain consequence of 

 which is the conducting the soil in an imperfect man- 

 ner. In the neighbourhood of great cities and to: 

 variety of manures are to be had, in some pi 

 cheap ; but, if the farmers have not money, how are 

 they to make use of such advantages ? For these, 

 and other reasons, a fanner should not think of ven- 

 turing on a tracl of land which he cannot command ; 



that is, farm as seems best to him. 



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