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vigorous culture, and confequently the 

 hufbandman fuftained a conftant lofs. 



5. The general knowledge of manures 

 was extremely imperfect, and the practice 

 void of fpirit. 



Thefe circumftances, among others, fhew 

 how much the hufbandry of this country 

 w r anted improvement. Let us, in the next 

 place, examine the means taken by his 

 Lordfhip to command that moft beneficial 

 purpofe. He conducted himfelf from the 

 beginning, upon the founder!: of all prin- 

 ciples, that of pratlifivg himfelf thofe me- 

 thods which re of on told him were the beft ; 



— well convinced that argument and 

 perfuafion would have little effect on the 

 John Trott geniufes of farming, he deter- 

 mined to fet the example of good hufban- 

 dry, as the only probable means of being 

 fuccefsful. 



In the purfuit of this end his conduct 

 was judicious and fpirited. He has up- 

 wards of 2oco acres of land in his hands; 

 and began their improvement with drain- 

 ing fuch as were wet, rightly confidering 

 this part of hufbandry as the fine qua von 



of all others. His method was the 



moft perfect that experience hns hither- 

 to brought to light ; that of cevcred 

 drains. 



Tfepougl 



