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 who have no eye to the amiifements of the 

 place. It is deftitute of public buildings 

 that attrad: attention : Even the rendezvous 

 of pleafurc, the long-rooms, are paltry- 

 holes ; by no means worthy the refort of i'o 

 much good company as this plice boafis. 



There is a great deal of excellent mea- 

 dow land not far from the town, that is 

 of a good quality for fatting hearts and 

 feeding cows : Much of it that is let only 

 ?it i^s. or 20 J", an acre, will fat an ox, per 

 ^cre, of 70 or 80 ftone. 



I forbear to fpeak in my own perfon of 

 the hufbandry in the neighboiu'hood of 

 Ganton^ the feat of Sir Dighy Legard^ Bart, 

 as he has with the utmolt politenefs and 

 patriotic fpirit, given me a moft particular 

 and judicious account of the rural osconoray 

 of that country, with many admirable h'n.s 

 for improvement. I proceed at once to 

 infert it. The very name of its author, 

 known all over Europe as one of the mod 

 accurate cultivators> will prejudice every 

 one in its favour. 

 " Sir, 



" As I apprehend that it will be more 

 agreeable to tlie plan of your Northern 

 Tour, to give you a general account of the 

 Aate of hufbandry in my neighbourhood, 

 than the particular hiflory of thofe expe- 

 riments which I have made, chiefly v/ith 

 a view to determine fomc points w^liich 



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