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horse, for,three roubles.” (1) To this wretchedness 
we must add, (what perhaps occasions much of it,) 
that. throughout the civilized part of Russia, the: la- 
bors, of agriculture are performed by slaves con- 
founded with the soil, and bought and sold with it. 
In a great portion of the northern section of this 
vast empire, agriculture is unknown and the chace, 
the fisheries, cattle and, rein deer, furnish the only 
means of subsistence. . 
_ XII... The climate and soil of the united king- 
pret a Great, Briiain and Ireland, are particularly 
favorable to husbandry ;.nor is her geographical 
position, less auspicious—placed, as she is, on the 
longest line, and amidst the most important;markets 
of the continent of Europe. . If to these advantages 
be added the laborious, enlightened, and enterpris- 
ing character of the nation, we cannot but expect 
resulis the must favorable to agriculiure:. yet is the 
fact notoriously otherwise. ‘l’o show that this opin- 
ion is neitler Lasty nor, unfounded, we must enter 
into details, which may, not be unprofitable. 
The surface of England is estimated at 37,265,853 
acres, which are distributed as follows: . 
In pasturage, = ot te atte: oes cr eli8)796,488 
In tillage, , - » -_“.- - 11,350,501 
In cities, roads and cumelall . - , 3,454,740 
Lands fit for pasturage or tillage, not 
culiivated, - - - - -.. 34515,238 
Lands unfit for cultivation, - - , 2,148,921 
Of the arable land the following annual disposi- 
lion is made: 
(1) A rouble is equal to 5 livres French, or 1 dollar Spanish, 
