86 THE PRACTICE OF THE 



latter parts of this Hufbandry ; among thefe 

 the author of the Complete Englifh Farmer, 

 by which he has done it a real injury ; as it 

 may be expected, that one who calls himfelf a 

 friend to Mr. Tull would have given an ac- 

 count of his Hufbandry to be depended upon ; 

 and therefore it is hoped that, if his book 

 comes to a fecond ^edition, he will dojuftioe 

 to his friend, and acquaint the public of his 

 lateft and improved practice. 



When the tranfadtions of the patriotic So- 

 ciety of Arts were published, by Robert Dof- 

 fie, Efq; he takes notice in his firft Volume, 

 p. 72, " That when the Society endeavoured 

 *' to procure information and trials requifite 

 " to the deciding the .important queltion, re- 

 ' fpecting the comparative* utility and advan-r 

 tages of the Drill and Broad-caft Hufban- 

 " dry: the public had," p. 78, " very little 

 ' ground, when the Society took that mat- 

 " ter up, of known experiments and calcu- 

 <* lations, on which to form a judgement, 

 ^ how far it was worthy the notice of thofe, 

 who are ready to adopt feafible improve- 

 V ments in Hufbandry." So imperfectly were 

 the merits of the Hoeing Hufbandry then ge- 

 nerally known ; and Mr. Doffie fpeaks doubt- 

 fully of them. 



But, after the Society had received the ac- 

 counts fent them of this Hufbandry, by Sir 

 Digby Legard and Mr. Lowther, Mr. Doffie 

 obferves, p. 386. " Thefe facts furnifh very 



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