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The inclofing of Kempfwidden was evi- 

 dently premature. Had Sir Charles begun 

 at the bottom of Keldale ; climbing by de- 

 grees up its fides ; reaching in due proceft 

 of time the tops of the hills ; what amufemenc 

 and profit might have been reaped from the 

 undertaking! 



The ATTEMPTS which have been made ort 

 this fide of thefe mountains remain to be no- 

 ticed. 



About twenty years ago the inclofurc of 

 Mi DDL ETON, whofe parifli extends into the 

 Morelands, gave freedom to the fpirit of 

 improvement. 



The file which was principally chofen for 

 the effays which have been made, were the 

 lower fkirts of the Moreland hilh, under the 

 northern fteep of the limeftone heights. This 

 fituation was in a degree of {belter, was near 

 the cultivated country, and the foil in that 

 valley is better than it is higher up the fides 

 of the hills. 



The principle of improvement was to extend 

 the cultivated country into the Morelands. 

 Corn was of courfe the main object. The 

 btatby wa/ies were confidered as grafs- com- 

 mons ; 



