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is the dircovery of lime-ftone ; there is lime 

 burnt withui a few miles of them every 

 way; I can therefore have no conception 

 but a Hm.e-ftone quarry might be found 

 fomewhere in fo vaft a trad: of country ; 

 that it has not been found, is no argument 

 againft the probabihty ; fmce the only 

 perfons that ufe it are the neighbouring 

 common farmers, who have no ideas of 

 attempting any thing out of the old route, 

 which they and their forefathers have long 

 been ufed to : An accurate and vigorous 

 fearch for it has never been made. I have 

 little or no doubt but fuccefs would attend 

 fuch an attempt ; and from that moment 

 improvements would be worked at a much 

 lefs expence ; for the greateft article in the 

 preceding account is the lime, at fix miles 

 diftance. 



Before I conclude this ftate, I fhall vary 

 the fuppofition a little; and fuppofe that 

 fields of 71 acres would be too large to clear 

 away the ftones. I fhall therefore fuppofe 

 the divifion 40 acres, (fee plate IV. fig. 2.) in 

 which cafe there will be ten miles of walling. 



The expence then will be, 

 Ten miles, and gates, - - ;(^. 881 

 Buildings, - - - 



Paring and burning. 

 Liming, r 7 - ^ 



