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{a) Sir Thomas Bccvor fays, " the average of the wheat 

 " crop is certainly fet too high, as there is a great deal of 

 " land, in this county, fown with wheat, which is too light 

 "and poor to produce above 12 or 14 bufhels per acre; it is 

 « apprehended, that z\ quarters, per acre, is rather above 

 "than under the general average of the whole county." I 

 cannot, however, alter my opinion upon this, as I have taken 

 great pains in comparing the quantity of good and bad land ; 

 from which, I have formed my idea of this average. 



(b) Mr. Baillic remarks in this place, " this is very true." 



(c) Mr. Howlett fays, " this feems a far-fetched recommen- 

 " dation of large farms, and which they by no means ftand in 

 " need of: Large farms are managed at a much fmaller pro- 

 " portional expence, and raife a larger proportional produce. 

 " The conclufions are obvious." Mr. Howlett muft allow me 

 to fay, that I had not the leaft idea of great farms. I cannot 

 fee upon what grounds of confiftency Mr. Howlett could fup- 

 pofe, I meant to compliment large farms on this occafion — I 

 meant large eftates, and it furely is clearly expreffed fo. As 

 to the larger proportional produce, and the other advantages, 

 which he defcribes to large farms, they arc not fo obvious to 

 me, as to him. 



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