232 AGRICULTURAL SURVEY OF cbaf. Xt- 



This extensive subject was formerly attached 

 to the palace of Falkland ; but has long since 

 become, under charters from the Crown, the 

 common property of rhe surrounding heritors. 



It cannot be supposed, that at a period when 

 the great benefit, resulting both to the indivi- 

 duals and to the public, from the division of 

 commonties, is so clearly seen, and so generally 

 embraced, this valuable tract of land should be 

 suffered to remain in its present comparatively 

 unproductive state, from any other cause, than 

 the supposed difficulty of obtaining a division, 

 under the authority of the act 1695 ; which 

 act exempts from division commonties in pro- 

 perty to the king or to royal burghs. 



How far the above restrictive clause of the 

 act is applicable to the Lomond-hills, I take not 

 upon me to decide. But I hope I shall not be 

 thought to step out of my way, if I venture to 

 suggest to the heritors interested in bringing 

 about a division, that if the act 1695 be found 

 inadequate to that end, the object might easily 

 be obtained by an application to Parliament : 

 That such an application would meet with suc- 

 cess, there is the best reason to expect, especial- 

 ly at this time, when both King and Parliament 

 are patronising and supporting a Board of Agri- 

 culture, for the express purpose of extending 

 and accelerating the improvement of the soil in 

 every part of the kingdom. 



The following information, afforded me by 

 a neighbouring heretor, appears to place the 

 matter in a new and important point of view, 

 and shows how" highly advantageous the divi- 



