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ed to the land, even the poorefb of the above 

 foils would receive confidcrable benefit, and 

 turn out of great advantage to the farmer; as 

 by the tinne the afhes moft probably vi^ould not 

 be exhaufled, and, when mingled with the 

 other manure, would preferve the oily quality 

 in which confifts their virtue. 



We well know that crops of any kind lefTen 

 th^ fertiiuv of the foil, and will in time exhauft 

 the richeft, if not fupported and renewed by 

 the affiitance of manure. As to poor foils, 

 they would, unlefs afiifted by art, foon be fo 

 worn our as to produce nothing but weeds, 

 and often little of ihem. As we have fuch per- 

 fed convidion that the ufe of manure proper- 

 ly applied creates abundance on all foils ; it 

 follov>/s, chat, if paring and burning caufes more 

 manure to be made, it is proper paring and 

 burning Ihould be more ufed than it is at pre- 

 fent. I think every farmer will allow that th« 

 lofs of one crop frequently occafionsthe lofs of 

 many; as it certainly diminifhes the dunghill : 

 but what adds to the dungliill will not impo- 

 verifli the land, provided it is returned as it 

 iliQuid be. Some are of opinion that paring 



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