VI INTRODUCTION. 



The point of all others, both with the 

 gentleman and common farmer, which I 

 hold to be the moll important, is the pro- 

 perly proportioning the farm to the fum of 

 money to be expended. 



I have calculated a great number of efti- 

 mates to fliew the moil beneficial manner of 

 difpofmg any fum from 50 /. to 20,000 /. 

 in agriculture ; and this with a view for 

 gentlemen to difcover that farming may be 

 made as profitabie a bufmefs for the em- 

 ploying large fums of money, as maim-' 

 factures or trade. 



The very ingenious Mr. Wallace here 

 furnifhes me with an idea, which has 

 great merit. " It would be," fays he, 

 *' of great advantage that rich men, in- 

 ilead of breeding all their children to fome 

 of the liberal profefTions, or to the army, 

 or merchandize, or fome of the more gen- 

 teel mechanic employments, would educate 

 fome of them for agriculture. Many 

 things recommend fuch a plan ; could 

 young gentlemen once be brought to a juft 

 tafle of life, and to relifh fo ufeful an em- 

 ployment *." 



* D'uTertation 071 thclSiumhers of Mankind, p. 152. 



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