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through Aiding doors, at the head of every 

 ox 



I purpofe taking fome other opportunity 

 of laying before the public a plan for a 

 farm-yard, fo contrived as to obviate thefe 

 and many other objections ; as I appre- 

 hend, nobility and gentlemen of large 

 fortunes, who are defirous of building thefe 

 offices completely, may not always chufe 

 to give the time requifite for examining 

 the very imperfect plans that are fo often 

 laid before them. 



His Grace keeps many hundred acres of 

 land in his own hands ; the foil chiefly 

 fand. He has tried carrots more than 

 once, and found them to anfwer incom- 

 parably : His method has very juftly 

 been to hoe and w T e'ed them thoroughly. 

 Cabbages he has likewife tried, and with 

 great fuccefs ; finds that one acre is better 

 than two of turnips (hoed) even on fandy 

 land. Rents run from 3 j-. to about 7 s. 6 d. 

 Farms in general lmall, from 20 /. to 

 100 /. 



Returning towards Doncafier, in the way 

 to Poniefracl, the principal objects worthy 

 of notice are the experimental agriculture 

 of Sehvood Htivett, Elq; of Bilham, and 

 James Farrnr, Elq; of re ug h Grange* 



to both which gentlemen I was introduced 

 by the oblicrine attention of the Marquis 



of 



