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 t3ry years, is reduced to a trifle. The 

 cxpences are alfo much lower, a circum- 

 ftance of particular confcquence to a 

 gentleman. It is true, the general profit 

 from this culture would he higher, had the 

 whole farm been fuppofed under grafs; a 

 part of it being occupied by turnips for 

 feeding the cows (when dry), renders the 

 bufmcfs fomewhat more complex, and 

 much increafes the expence of labour ; but 

 this fuppofition was neceflary for very 

 material reafons. Sainfoine is not a perpe- 

 tual pafture, but wants renewing, as gene- 

 rally reported, in twenty years, and fome- 

 times in twelve or fifteen. Now, by the 

 culture of one part of the farm in turnips, 

 there is always a moil excellent preparation 

 carrying on for the renewal of the fainfoine. 

 The fucceflion of turnips feveral years on 

 the fame land without any corn, and with 

 a very plentiful annual manuring, muft 

 inevitably render the foil extremely fertile, 

 ^nd in admirable order for the grafs ; and 

 by this means, no part of the farm will 

 ever be under an indifferent or middling 

 crop, as it will regularly be renewed 

 before it declines : and another point of 

 D d 3 importance, 



