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Laftly, comes the farm improved with 

 marie, chalk, or clay : The proiit of this is 

 by no means trifling ; but the nature of the 

 bufmefs lays it open to many objedions ; it 

 is all carried on upon principles that do 

 not coincide with a gentleman's fituation 

 in life. 



Upon the whole, farming appears, in 

 this chapter, in refped; of profit, with great 

 luftre. I apprehend no one can difpute, 

 who allows but the outlines of my premif- 

 fes, that it is as profitable, if not more fo, 

 than mofl other trades or profeiTions. 



CHAP. XXVI. 



Of the mojl advaiitageous method of difpofing 

 of 2 0,000 1. 7/7 fanning. 



IT is neceflary to extend thefe calculations 

 as high as 20,000 /. for an obvious rea- 

 fon : the preceding fums are common in 

 farming; but there are few flocks fo large 

 as the amount of this fum. One great 

 point I mufl: endeavour to prove, is, that 

 hufbandry is a proper bufmefs and employ- 

 ment 



