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Suppofe one farmer with an hundred 

 acres of grafs at lo s. keeps 40 cows j and 

 another with about the fame quantity of 

 land at the fame rent keeps only 25 with- 

 out a proportion of other cattle — thefe are 

 contradictions that require explanation. 



It would be endlefs to flate every cafe 

 that could attra6l notice, but thefe are fuf- 

 ficient to prove that fuch a table would be 

 a very confiderable means of gaining im- 

 portant knowledge. 



Another circumftance fhould be enquir- 

 ed and minuted with attention, which is 

 the rent of the lands adjoining each farm. 



The fituation and compactnefs of the 

 fields appearing in the maps ; this point 

 is of confequence. 



The fubftance of the tenant fhould not 

 be taken as a guide, unfefs in extraordi- 

 nary inftances: for I am perfuaded, the 

 richeft tenants, upon an average, are on 

 lands high let. Their being poor proves 

 nothing againft a farm. 



All thefe points are to be attended to, 

 that it may be known what farms demand 

 the firft attention, becaufe it would be ad- 

 vifable to begin with thofe which were 

 moft capable of improvement. Provided 



they 



