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and moft judicious thought which is exe- 

 cuted with uncommon fpirit. This is the 

 eitablifhment of two farms, managed, one in 

 the Kcnt'ifo, and the other in the Hertford- 

 jhlrc method. Thofe counties have the 

 reputation of a very accurate cultivation ; 

 his Lordihip therefore determined to fix a 

 farmer from each on a diftinct farm, to ma- 

 nage it in the beft manner they had been 

 ufed to; a moft excellent plan, as it gave 

 rife to a beneficial emulation, which could 

 not fail of being productive of the beft 

 confequences. Both are fenfible and under- 

 Handing men. I viewed their lands with 

 attention, and found their hufbandry to be 

 as follows : 



. The foil of the Kentiflj farm is in general 

 a rich deep black loam ; in fome fields 

 light and excellent for turnips, and in 

 others heavy, being nearly allied to clay. 

 The grand principle upon which it is cul- 

 tivated, is never to fallow the land ; but, by 

 means of turnips and drilled beans and 

 peafe, to keep it perf icily clean from weeds, 

 and in good heart for crops of corn. For 

 this purpofe, the fields are thrown into the 

 following excellent courie : 



