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 I fliall rejoice at an opportunity of con- 

 verfing with you, upon farming afiairs ; 

 and am, with great truth and regard, 



SIR, 



Your moft obedient humble fervant, 



H O L D E R >: E S S E. 



P. S. It is much to be lamented, that the 

 proper ufe of fo excellent a manure as lime 

 is not better underftood ; in great quantities 

 it is certainly detrimental to heavy foils. 



His Lordlhip in this letter accounts for 

 his condudl in the clearell and moil rational 

 manner, nor can there remain a doubt of 

 the excellence of the huihandry. The foil, 

 it is evident, was in no order to lay down 

 the firft year ; in which cafe good manage- 

 ment certainly required another fallow. — . 

 But the peculiar circumftance of thefe fields 

 having been exhaufled, not only by common 

 bad hulbandry, but alfo an improper ufe of 

 lime, Isdccifive; for two fuch agents united, 

 are enough to ruin the bell of foils 5 and 

 muft undoubtedly render fach fpirited huf- 

 bandry as here applied, doubly necelTary. 



HIsLordihip's remark on the immoderate 



ufe of lime, is extremely juft : The farmers 



in the north apply it without bounds: did 



they but confider its nature, they would 



R 4 ' not 



