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thanks for the great encouragement he 

 gave mc, and for the information I received 

 from him ; which any one, who views - the 

 land his Lordfhip keeps in his own hands, 

 will foon perceive muft have been very in- 

 ftruclive. I never faw the advantages of a 

 great fortune applied more nobly to the 

 improvement of a country. Every difcovery 

 of other counties, — every fuccefsful expe- 

 riment in agriculture, every new im- 

 plement, (and many of his Lordfhips own 

 invention) introduced at a great expence. — 



Draining. The general management of 



grafs-land and manures, among nume- 

 rous other articles, are, at Wentnvorth 9 

 carried to the utmoft perfection. Nor fhould 

 I forget to obferve, how much T was in- 

 debted to his Lordihip for recommending 

 me to feveral excellent cultivators. 



The Duke of Portland will honour 

 me with the acceptance of my acknow- 

 ledgements, for my reception at Wei- 

 beck, as well as the information he was 

 pleafed to give me concerning fome points 

 in agriculture. The effects of the black 

 moory foil, as a manure and a prefer- 

 vative fiom the cock-chaffer grub, arc 



HIS. 



Selwood Hewett, Efq; of Bilham, 

 a n d ] a M 1 s Farrar, Efq; of Barnborougb 

 Grange, receive my fincere thanks for the 



intelligence 



