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The companion of foil with profit, in 

 this table, turns out very different from, 

 what I expected. I fuppofed that the beft 

 land would prove in fheep the moft profita- 

 ble; but, on the contrary, the equality of 

 the profit on ail is very great; and the 

 little variation there is, marks no propor- 

 tion of profit to rent. In one refpeel wc 

 do not fee clearly die matter of rent; the 

 funis here fpecified are the rates of the 

 places in general ; but not of fheep-walks 

 In particular: In the North, van 1 tracks of 

 moors feed fheep ; but it is impoflible to 

 ipecify the rent of certain tracks of a farm, 

 which probably were never either mca- 

 fured or valued. Now in. moil: of thofe 

 extenfive countries, the flocks are kept up- 

 on the moors the year round, except juit at 

 turaepping; the rents do not, perhaps, ex- 

 ceed ix. or 2 x. per acre ; but in the table 

 they may be marked at 6s. Ss. ios. 12 s« 

 &r. Now in all the moor farms I viewed, 

 the profit by fheep is trifling, and their 

 value very fmall; which circumftance be- 

 ing mixed with the products of much 

 richer countries, of the fame rent, their 

 average is lowered ; otherwife a propor- 

 tion would probably appear between foil 

 and profit. 



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