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cipal division comprises three things which have to 

 do with (i) the soil itself, and (2) the farm-buildings 

 and out-houses; the second division, comprising 

 things of a movable nature which are necessary 

 for the purposes of cultivation, is likewise twofold, 

 being concerned with (i) human and (2) othsr in- 

 struments of cultivation; the third is dividea into 

 two parts, one of which treats of the necessary 

 operations in detail, and the second the chace of 

 places where these are to be performed. The fourth 

 main division relates to the seasons (i) a$ con- 

 nected with the sun's yearly orbit, and (2) as related 

 to the monthly course of the moon. I sh;ll first 

 mention the four principal divisions, anc after- 

 wards the eight subdivisions in greater detal. 



CHAPTER VI 



THE SOIL 



I Firstly then, in relation to the soil of the jirm, we 

 have to consider these four points: its cofigura- 

 tion, the kind of land, its extent, and how i may be 

 properly fenced. 



As to configuration, there are two kinds.the one 

 the gift of nature, the other induced b) human 

 cultivation — for example, in the former cae a farm 

 may be (i) naturally bad or good, and () in the 

 latter, well-planted or otherwise. Of the tfo I will 



