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nacy of their underftandings. determined to 

 convince their eyes. He lent into fieri** 

 fordjlnve for a hufb^ndman uifed to hoe- 

 ing turnips, and gave direct inns for his 

 management of a large crop : This he con- 

 tinued feveral years ; and by this means, 

 by degrees, he introduced the practice, 

 which is now (though not imive-falj the 

 common practice of all the good common 

 farmers. Much does this neighbourhood 

 owe to fo patriotic a defign, which was 

 truly planned with judgment, and executed 

 with ipirit. Much more genuine fame 

 ought to attend fuch an action, than the 

 gaining a fcore of battles : The fenfelefs 

 rabble may praife the military hero ; it be- 

 longs to the few to venerate the fpirited 

 cultivator. 



In the introduction of new implements, 

 and the improvement of old ones, his 

 Lordihip was equally attentive: This will 

 appear clearly enough from the following 

 implements, which are fuch as his Lord- 

 ihip has, at different times, either had con^- 

 flructed bv his own directions, or ordered 

 upon the model of other counties : None 

 of them are common in York/hire; you 

 will eaiily perceive how much they merit 

 attention. 1 he {ketches, Plate V. Fig. i, 

 of a drill plougn are not fuch as I wifh 

 them; but an ingenious workman may, by 



Weans, 



