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fences in order likewife. But were the land- 

 lord to call for an improved rent upon his land 

 where the foil is proper for cultivation, twenty 

 acres would probably employ four people in 

 fowingj. reaping, thrafliing, &c. One hundred 

 people then would be employed on the five 

 hundred acres, inftead of the man and his two 

 fons ; and in harveft time, two hundred in- 

 ftead of the three labourers. Now, if this land 

 were again converted into pafture, the three 

 working people would have all the reft to main- 

 tain, and the ninety-feven become paupers, 

 not becaufe they would not work, but becaufe 

 they would have nothing to do, and would be 

 moftunjuftly called idle and abandoned, while 

 the father and two fons are people of credit 

 from their employment. Therefore it appears 

 that fmall farms, where the land is good in 

 quality, are moft beneficial to the community. 

 In the time of harveft, the wife of the fmall 

 farmer will put a helping hand for herfelf, 

 though (he would not work for hire ; the fons 

 or daughters will do the fame ; and the fervant- 

 girls and every branch of the family cannot re- 

 fufe to aflift at reaping, when their miftrefs fets 



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