WEST OF ENGLAND. 3 



eftabliflied pradice, is reduced to mere 

 fragments, by the outlines of the four 

 Counties of Leicefter, Warwick, Stafford, 

 and Derby*. Again, The Fruit Liquor 

 Diftrid of the Wye and Severn includes 

 parts of the Counties of Hereford, Glou- 

 cefter, and Worcefter f -, and the Dairy 

 Diftridt of North Wiltshire receives 

 portions of the Counties of Gloucefter 

 and Berkfliire within its limits, and ex- 

 tends its pradice to the Eaftern margin of 

 Somerfetfliire J. 



Hence, it may be truly faid, to profecute 

 an Agricultural Survey, by Counties, is to 

 fet at naught the diftindiions of Nature, 

 which it is the intention of the Surveyor to 

 examine and defcribe ; and to fcparate into 

 parts the diftinguifhed pra(flices, which it is 

 his bulinefs to regifter entire. 



Such a mode of procedure is not only 

 an impropriety in theory, but in prad^ice. 

 It deflroys that simplicity of execu- 

 tion and PERSPICUITY of arrange- 



B 2 MENT, 



* See RuR. Econ. of the Midland Counties. 

 t See Glo. Econ. 

 X See as above. 



