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Nor is this inftance the only one In which 

 Mr. Danby has given his attention to rural 

 ceconomics. He raifes cabbage plants, on 

 purpofc to give tliem to his tenants, to 

 induce them to enter into that profitable 

 culture with fpirit ; and has, fince the firft 

 edition of thefe papers, ordered fix copies 

 of Mr. Scroope^s General InjiruBions for that 

 culture, to be taken and given to fix of the 

 moft tractable of his tenants, infifting on 

 their cultivating notlefs than half an acre; 

 and following thofe inftrudtions in the work 

 with the utmoft precifion; giving out, that 

 he would affign a premium to him who 

 fucceeded beft. This is a moft excellent 

 plan, and will undoubtedly effed the end 

 propofed. It alfo Ihews how very ufeful 

 the attention of a gentleman to thefe mat- 

 ters is, though he does not chufe the trouble 

 of cultivating them himfelf. But Mr. Danby ^ 

 in the general management of his grafs land, 

 gives an accurate attention to keeping them 

 in the beft order poftible ; and is particu- 

 larly careful to form every year a very 

 great compoft of all the manure raifed about 

 his oftices, the quantity of which is con- 

 fiderable; and alfo of virgin earth and 

 turf, and lime : Thefe he mixes together 

 feveral times, till they are in fine order 

 for grafs land. He forms one vaft heap 

 every year ; and fpreads them one un- 

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