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suit all the different crops necessary to be intro- 

 duced. But, though this may be true, I appre- 

 hend a rotation of this kind may be pointed out', 

 that will apply to any farm which is proper for 

 the cultivation of wheat, provided it be dry, or 

 capable of being laid dry. Perhaps a strong 

 stiff clay must be excepted ; and yet, even though 

 a small portion of the farm should consist of 

 this kind of soil, the inconvenience arising from 

 thence, as well as from any smaller variations, 

 may be remedied by occasional deviations from 

 the established course. 



In order at once to explain my meaning, and 

 to shew the practicability of the scheme, let us 

 fix upon a farm of any given size, all arable, and, 

 though consisting of different soils, all good, 

 and capable of bearing wheat ; let the farm be 

 completely inclosed and subdivided into eleven 

 fields, as nearly of equal size as circumstances- 

 will admit. Let it be drained and cleared of 

 stones, and otherwise properly prepared. On 

 such a farm, the course, laid down in the follow- 

 ing scheme, might, I apprehend, be advantage- 

 ously adopted, with a view to the above-men- 

 tioned objects. 



