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sources to the greatest degree. Thus, in the progress of 

 time, it passes from infancy to the maturity of its power, 

 and the valuator, capable of discriminating its state, and the 

 rotation for which it is calculated, is not likely to be de- 

 ceived as to its worth. 



The proportionate value of lands in these successive 

 stages will appear, by comparing the produce usually 

 realized during a sexennial rotation. 



1. On mountain land, taken in for the first or second 

 time, from a state of nature very shallow, stony, and 



difficult to labour. 



s. d. 



1. Potatoes, say 50 cwts., at 2s., . . .500 



2. Oats, ,, 7 ,, at 4s., . . .180 

 3, 4, 5, 6. Grass, ,, worth, at I Os. per . .200 



880 



2. On reclaimed land in its second stage still very- 



shallow and poor. 



s. d. 



1. Potatoes, 60 cwts., at 2s. 6rf., . . . 7 10 



2. Oats, 10 ,, at 4s. 6d., . . .250 



l2s " 

 6. Oats, 8 cwts. at 4s. 6d., . . . 1 16 



13 7 



3. For land of moderate depth, tolerably free from 

 stones, and capable of easy cultivation. 



1st Year, Potatoes, 100 cwts. at 2s. 6c/., . 



2nd ,, Oats, 14 ,, at 5s., 



3rd ,, Clover, ..... 



4th and 5th ,, Pasture, 2 acres, at 20s., . 



6th ,, Oats, 12 cwts. at 5s., . 



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4. For a good friable loam on an improvable subsoil. 



s. d. 



1st Year, Potatoes, 1 20 cwts., at 2s. 6 d., 15 



2nd ,, Wheat or Oats, 15 ,, at 6s., . 4 10 



3rd ,, Clover, 1 acre, . .300 



4th Grass, 1 . .100 



5th ,, Oats, 14 cwts., ats., . 3 10 



6th ,, Flax or Beans, say . . . 10 



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