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" get only eight bufhels by dint of horfe-hoe- 

 " ing, without the expence of manure, he 

 " will get more (hillings toward the rent of 

 ' his land by the latter method of culture, 

 " than he can do by the former. 



" This correfponds with what I obferved 

 " of Mr. Craik's crops, and expences of 

 " tillage : where it was (hewn, that eight 

 bumels of wheat upon an acre were, at the 

 " price of five (hillings per biifhel, fully fuf- 

 * ficient to pay the rent and expences of a 

 " hoed-acre, even reckoning the rent high; 

 ' and all above eight bufhels per acre was 

 " clear profit. The author allows here that 

 * even eight bumels may be a profitable crop; 

 " which may feem incredible to a common 

 " farmer, though certainly true. 



** I am certain, continues our author, from 

 *' experience, that the drill culture may be 

 pracVifed to a great comparative advantage 

 in many articles, and under many circum- 

 " trances ; and I am forry to obfervc, that 

 '< fome of the oppofers of this practice have. 

 " treated the memory of the late ingenious 

 " Mr. Tull, to whofe labours the world is 

 " much indebted, with great want of candour 

 '* and unfriendly reflection. That he did not 

 " die in very affluent circumftances, is no 

 " impeachment of his method of culture, nor 

 " ot his honour and veracity. I had not the 

 *' pleafure of his perfonal acquaintance, but I 

 ** am acquainted with Ibme that had. I have 

 Q 4 " been 



