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The fixth is the arable farm, the foil 

 light enough for turnips : It is nearly on a 

 par with the preceding one. 



The laft is the clay arable, cultivated 

 with 8 horfes, which pays only 1 1 /. is. 

 per cent. 



Upon the whole, the fuperiority of grafs 

 is ftriking in each article. Sappofe two 

 men to occupy one, N° 5. and the other 

 N° I. the firft goes into bufmefs with a 

 capital of 1048 /. which yields him an 

 annual produce, all expences but that of 

 intereft paid, of 210/. and makes a pro- 

 fit of above 2 1 per cent. The other begins 

 with a capital of 1257 /. or 200/. more 

 than his brother, from which he annually 

 receives but 139 /. and gains a profit o£ 

 only 1 1 per cent, or very little more than 

 half the other's. So much depends on a 

 man's judgment in fixing hlmfelf in a 

 farm. We here find that it is not fufficlent 

 to get money ; a man mufl nnderftand the 

 principles of his bufinefs to keep itj for, 

 with above 1200 /. In his pocket, another 

 may foon outftrip him, that pofTefles only 

 1000 /. It is an heavy misfortune for a 

 man to exert his induflry, and beftow his 

 G 3 attention, 



