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small portion of judgment might have so ad- 

 justed the matter, as to have enabled both pro- 

 prietor and tenant to enjoy the benefit of the 

 water for any of the above-mentioned purposes, 

 without any material interference. 



The farm just now alluded to has a northern 

 exposure, and is destitute of shelter. On this 

 account it might have been expected, that all 

 proper encouragement would have been given 

 for planting. But this is far from being the 

 case. The tenant, indeed, is allowed to plant 

 wood for the use of the farm, but not to sell, 

 nor to cut for any other purpose ; neither is he 

 allowed the value at the end of his lease. The 

 consequence is, that none is planted, and pro- 

 bably none will be planted, during the present 

 lease. So that this large farm of near 400 acres, 

 must be deprived of an improvement, equal- 

 ly beneficial and ornamental, for 25 years to 

 come. 



In a county so naked and destitute of plant- 

 ing as Fife, this species of improvement should, 

 by all means, be encouraged . And, therefore, 

 on all grounds where it is needed, the tenant 

 should have liberty to plant to a certain extent, 

 and upon a fixed plan, and be paid for the trees 

 at the end of the lease, according to their value, 

 to be estimated by neutral men, mutually cho- 

 sen. 



I shall conclude my observations on the sub- 

 ject of leases, with offering my opinion respect- 

 ing the state in which the outgoing tenant should 

 be obliged to leave his farm. It has been al- 

 ready observed, that, though he may safely be 

 allowed to follow his own judgment, during 







