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But the farmer is not confined to the ufe of 

 horfes -, the employing oxen, or young growing 

 fleers, would be profitable -, as in that cafe they 

 would earn their meat. It is no doubt plea- 

 fant to the farmer to derive a reafonable profit 

 from all the animals he keeps j which might be 

 the cafe here. 



It is a miftaken notion to fuppofe that the 

 ufe of this machine will decreafe the demand 

 for labour. On the contrary, it will afford 

 employment for children, who, unlefs they are 

 placed in the neighbourhood of manufacturing 

 towns, confume their youth in idlenefs, and 

 contract a habit of pilfering -, beginning per- 

 haps with hedge- breaking, and progrefiively 

 proceeding to crimes of a capital nature. An 

 honeft man, fond of work, and inured to induf- 

 t'ry, will always meet with encouragement* 



SECTION XL 



Different Sorts of Gram proper for different 

 Soils. 



WHEAT will grow upon almofl any foil, 

 with proper care and management 5 but it 

 profpers beft upon a clay, loam, or wharp. 



Barley 



