g2 THE PRACTICE OF THE 



" done with grafs." A maxim this, the re- 

 verfe of the pra&ice of the beft farmers, ef- 

 pccialiy of arable lands cropped with corn. 

 The following letter from an Eflex farmer 

 will (hew this very clearly. 



" It is now upwards of feven years, that I 

 " have been tenant of a confiderable farm in 

 ** Eflex ; but as there are fome particular cir- 

 " cumftances attending this farm, I muft beg 

 *' leave to fay a few words on the fubjecl. 



" The foil, which is for the moil: part a 

 " mellow loam, or what is in general called 

 *' a good wheat foil, was in very good heart, 

 ' and not impoverished ; yet the laft tenant 

 *' broke on this farm, and the landlord loft 

 '* by him near two years rent : for his crops 

 * of wheat were continually damaged by 

 " fmut, let him take what care he would of 

 the feed, and were befides often laid ; and 

 <( the land got very foul, though he was not 

 " fparing of his fallows, 



*' On the contrary, iince Ihave occupied 

 " this land, it has borne large crops of good 

 " found wheat, with very little fmutty corn; 

 " and barley, oats, peafe, beans, and other 

 " things in proportion. What will appear 

 ** ft ill more furprizing is, that I do not lay on 

 " half fo much dung as he did. 



" It will now perhaps be neceflary to ex- 

 " plain this feeming paradox. At no great 

 *' diftance from the farm lives the land- 

 *' lord, who is a man of fortune, and drives 



" a fet 



