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complaint, and, on a reduction in the price of 

 grain, must be injurious to agriculture. 



Mr. Fortescue's farm affords to his country- 

 men an opportunity of seeing and examining 

 good farming management, combined with the 

 best system of husbandry extant, without their 

 being under the necessity of leaving their own 

 island in search for conviction on the beneficial 

 results of the one, or the information necessary 

 for their own practical adoption of the other. 

 It has, as might reasonably be expected, already 

 created in the neighbourhood a spirit for im- 

 provement, and awakened a desire to imitate 

 the like valuable practices. Mr. Norman, 

 whose residence is near Mr. Fortescue, has 

 commenced a great undertaking; his green 

 crops are on an extensive scale, and, for a first 

 nay, are well conducted. 



The stone fences are excellent, but costly, 

 being formed of flat stones a foot in thickness : 

 a bank of earth is thrown up behind them, and 

 on this is planted the white thorn, which grows 

 through the wall on the opposite side, and makes 

 a very permanent and ornamental fence. 



I shall take my leave of this hospitable roof 



