122 THE PRACTICE OF THE 



" When firft I pra&ifed the alternate Cul- 

 " ture, I was apprehenfive that the pigeons 

 ** and crows would prove my greater!: enemies, 

 " by fettling upon the fallow-lands, and pulling 

 " down the ears of corn. I have now the 

 '* pleafure to aflure the public, that, after 

 " fome years experience, I find my lands no 

 ' more liable to thofe depredations than the 

 " neighbouring ones. 



" The lands cultivated in this way, being 

 -*'' clear of weeds, require confequently but 

 " little manure. They are always in excel- 

 " lent tilth ; and as their furface is frequently 

 " changed, they have every opportunity of 

 *' drinking up the nutritious matter of the at- 

 ** mofphere. 



" I have the fatisfaction to find, that in- 

 <* clofures are begun upon the Lincolnfhire 

 *' and York (hire wolds ; in confequence of 

 " which, a greater quantity of corn will be 

 *< produced for a few years than formerly. 

 H To thofe gentlemen whofe eftates lie in 

 ff thofe countries, or in fimilar ones, I beg 

 f? Jeave to recommend the Alternate Hufban- 

 f * dry. I dare venture to fay, that, in point of 

 f profit and convenience, it will be found 

 ** greatly fuperior to the Drill Hufbandry. 

 *? The implements ufed are thole of the coun- 

 *' try; and the mode of cultivation is within 

 ,<* the capacity of the meaneft ploughman." 



Though 



