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What does this exhibit, but a conflict between the 

 farmer and his weeds, in which the latter gene- 

 rally get the better; for they are only half flifled, 

 and never effectually killed ? 



On the other hand, view this county, which 

 yields a crop every year, without being exhauft- 

 ed (c) ; and though the foil in many parts is light 

 and ordinary, by being kept clean, feldom fails of 

 a fair return, which enables the farmer to employ 

 more hands, and give a better rent (d) ; which are 

 two important confiderations, the one being bene- 

 ficial to the country at large, the other to the land- 

 owner. 



This fubject fecms to have excited fome doubt 

 and objection, as will be feen by fome of the com- 

 ments annexed. I do not, however, fee any rea- 

 fonable ground for the fupport of fallowing. The 

 Auflrian Netherlands, one of the moft productive 

 diflricls in Europe, allows of no fuch ufelefs inter- 

 ruption in the rotation of its annual crops, nor 

 does this county, which is the neareft copy to it of 

 any part of England. The turnip crop, in fact, 

 is here the fallow, and certainly brings land into a 

 cleaner flate than any other mode of cultivation. 



Thofe who talk of refling land, feem to confider 



it in the nature of an animal, which undoubtedly 



muft. have reft as well as food, to go through la- 



I 2 bour ; 



