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tercourse with every part of the island, which 

 their rank in life gives them, must be supposed 

 to have a better opportunity than their tenants, 

 to discover and to procure the best kinds : and, 

 from the superiority of their fortunes, they must 

 be abler to bear any extraordinary expence that 

 may be necessary in the first instance. They 

 cannot but see that their own private interest, 

 as well as the general good of the country, is 

 deeply concerned. It must therefore be pecu- 

 liarly incumbent upon them to take a leading 

 and active part in promoting this improvement. 

 $tbly, Cottages. Building and keeping up a 

 sufficient number of cottages, is surely an object 

 of much importance to husbandry ; especially 

 when farms are extensive, and situated at a dis- 

 tance from the large villages. That the great- 

 est possible advantage, however, may be deriv- 

 ed from cottages, I am humbly of opinion, that 

 they ought to be established en the following, 

 or some similar plan. The cottages should con- 

 sist of from 3 or 4, to i o or 1 2 dwelling-houses, 

 proportioned to the size of the farms to which 

 they are attached. The cottage ought to be built 

 at the expence of the proprietor, at a conveni- 

 ent distance from the farm-stead, and so situaN 

 ed as not to interfere with the farmer. Let a 

 portion of land be appropriated to the cottage, 

 divided among the cottagers, in the proportion 

 of one or two acres a-piece, according to the 

 quality of the ground, by which means each 

 may be enabled to keep a cow. Let the cottage 

 be let along with the farm, and the tenant 

 made responsible for the rent ; bound, at the 

 iame time, to keep the cottage in repair ; and 



