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ftances, but from the divifions of above 

 feventy thoufand acres of land ; of all foils, 

 in all fituations, and under a vaft variety 

 of circumftances, throughout a line of 

 country extending above two thoufand five 

 huadred miles. I will not affert that the 

 average of fuch a tour muft be the average 

 of the whole kingdom ; but I may furely 

 be allowed to think, that there is a much 

 greater probability of it, than of the truth 

 of random aflertions, general reafonings, 

 and vulgar prejudices, all deduced from 

 opinion, and founded upon that, and par- 

 tial inftances. If facts do not give me this 

 advantage, they will yield me nothing, and 

 I will reject them in favour of notions as 

 more fatisfactory evidence. 



PRODUCT. 



THERE is fomething of uncertainty 

 in this article : The products are the average 

 of each neighbourhood, and the fize of the 

 farms is alfo the fame average -, confequently 

 neither of them are drawn from particular 

 farms ; and as the average product is gene- 

 ral, it includes that of all fizes ; fo that the 

 refult can only mew any general tendency 

 of countries that are pretty ftrongly marked 

 by large or fmall farms. 



If the refult is regular in favour or a- 

 gainft large or fmall farms, there will be the 



greatest 



