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better underftood, and I believe more ge* 

 " nerally pra&ifed than formerly ; and the 

 grand principle of all, that of frequently 

 " ftirring, expofing, and enlarging the luper- 

 <* ficies, in order to fu.ply in fome meafure 

 " the place of dung, is a difcovery of vaft im- 

 " portance. And, fays he, the memory of 

 f* Mr. Tull ought to be held in the higheft 

 *< reverence by every hufbandman, for his 

 " improvement of the art of agriculture. It 

 f is from him we have leirnt the great benefit 

 " of frequent plowings to pulverize the foil, 

 f which in fome fituations" fqpply the place 

 of dung. To him the farmer owes the ad- 

 ! vantages arifing from cleaning and pre- 

 f paring his ground by fowing turnips, and 

 f c improving them by hoeing. It was Mr, 

 46 Tull who firft introduced the drilling of 

 " peas, beans, vetches, fanfoin, &c. into field 

 f * culture, and mewed the advantages of hoe- 

 ?' ing, and keeping them clear from weeds ; 

 " and it is from him that the whole kingdom 

 '* have learnt tp raife more corn from lefs 

 '< feed than ever was thought poffible before 

 f he fet the Example. Thefe are folid and 

 " fubftantial advantages, which have intro- 

 ** duced an unjverfal reform in hufbandry." 



Thefe and other great advantages are owing 

 to this great Hufbandman, who has raifed a 

 fpirit of improvement upon a rational lyftern 

 of agriculture, unknown to former ages. He 

 has refcued this moft valuable art from thq 



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