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north, who might, at any time, add fuch 

 tradts of wafte land to their farms, and 

 take little or much, as fuited them, and 

 without fixpence of rent to pay : but inftead 

 of any thing of this fort, they let their own 

 farms, (which, perhaps, were once in good 

 order) degenerate almoft to as wretched a 

 ftate as the muirs themfelves : and I appre- 

 hend it is the example of fuch vile flovens 

 that afFe£t even landlords themfelves ; for 

 to what other fource can we attribute their 

 negligence ? — The gentleman's account of 

 this farm is as follows : 



Improvement. I. s. d. 



As before, - - - 2605 8 o 

 Zj per cent, on 800/. labour, 216 00 



StocJz. L s. d. 



As before, - - 1395 o o 



27 -per cent, on 430/. labour, 116 20 



£. 1511 2~o 



Produce. I. s. d. 



1640 Acres of turnips, - 1 280 o o 



Second year. I. s. d. 



The former total, - - 1562 2, o 

 s 7 per Bent, on 43 1 /. 1 4 j-. - 116 70 



£• 1678 9~o 



F reduce. 



