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ble return the earth makes for any judi- 

 cious attention, or labour, we beftow 

 upon it. The true wifdom of the occu- 

 pier is beft fnewn, in prcferving a due 

 equilibrium between this improvement 

 of his land, and flock. They go hand in 

 hand -, and if he negled the one, he can- 

 not avail himfelf of the other. 



We fhould firft confider, what kind of 

 cattle will anfvver our purpofe beft, in the 

 cultivation of our ground ; and next, 

 what forts pay beft in the confumptlon 

 of our produce. 



Upon a light foil, where two horfcs 

 are fufficient to manage a plough, or 

 where, if more be employed, a quick 

 motion is required, horfes will always be 

 found moft ufeful, and profitable -, be- 

 caufe four horfes on fuch land will culti- 

 vate as much ground as eight oxen. But 

 where the foil confifts of a clay, or any 



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