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After this fair ftatement, who fhall fay fairtt- 

 fein is detrimental to land ? But, as a further 

 elucidation, we will fuppofe a gentleman to 

 grant his tenant a leafe for twenty-one years, 

 with free liberty to follow the method here laid 

 down -, and another gentleman to retain the 

 fame quantity of land in the natural ftate, for 

 the like term of twenty-one years. We allow 

 frefh land to bring more luxuriant crops than 

 old going land ; but I dare fay every one will 

 allow tire land that has been fown with faint- 

 foin, which is now ready to enter upon in frefri 

 feeds with eight loads of manure upon it per 

 acre, will at leaft feed ten ewes and lambs on 

 each acre for two months, four fheep for the 

 reft of the fummer, and two from that time 

 until Chriftmas, 



Now on the other hand, what will the land 

 of the fame quality do in the natural ftate ? 

 During the twenty-one years it has not kept 

 any thing in the winter feafons, and not more 

 than a fheep per acre in fummer. 



The fuperior advantages arifing from a rota- 

 tion of faintfoin, and other crops for twenty- 

 one years will appear clearly from the follow- 

 ing ftatemerits, 



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