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In a word, I cannot but apprehend, that 

 the method which I have adopted, of cal- 

 culating thefe totals, is founded more in 

 Facts, than that of the very ingenious wri- 

 ter of the Three Tracts. But I much wifh 

 for opportunities to complete the Tour of 

 thefe kingdoms ; in which cafe I mould be 

 able to calculate from facts, and in no 

 inftance to depend on fuppofition or con- 

 jecture. 



The importance of increafing the quan- 

 tities of product, muft, from thefe accounts, 

 appear extremely clear. It much behoves 

 all lovers of agriculture to encourage the 

 culture of the earth ; to encreafe the pro- 

 duct of that which is already in cultiva- 

 tion -, and to bring wafte foils into ufe, that 

 the total of products may be carried to 

 their utmoft height ; upon which depends 

 every circumftance that concerns the pros- 

 perity of a nation. 



Expenditure a/Husbandry. 



Under this article I mall attempt to 

 draw into one view, as many of the far- 

 mers expences in conducting their bufi- 

 nefs, as can be calculated. It is a point 

 of much confequence to know the whole 

 amount and nature of the kingdom's in- 

 dustry, and the circulation dependent on 

 induftry. 



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