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of that there cannot be a doubt) that it can 

 anfwer to a tenant, to perform any thing 

 of this fort upon another man's land ; how 

 much more muft it anfwer to a gentleman 

 to do it upon his own land ? 



The fyftem of common tenants relative 

 to fences, is to do a certain portion every 

 year, in a common manner, at as fmall an 

 expence as pOiTible : for want of money 

 they cannot attempt the undoubtedly pro- 

 fitable conduct of finifhing all at once ; by 

 fuch a plan, they, in one winter's work, fo 

 completely fence their farm, as to be confi- 

 dent of the fecurity of ever finding ail forts 

 of cattle wherever they are turned 3 — their 

 corn, nor turnips, nor hay, ever receive 

 any damage from cattle breaking into 

 them: if their land is naturally wet or 

 fpringy, it is very much drained by the 

 ditches j and alfo the firfl flep to a perfe6t 

 drainage, executed by making main drains 

 of fuch ditches, and laying the fmaller 

 covered ones into them : of the benefit of 

 all thefe circumflances the commonell far- 

 mer is v^^ell convinced— all would a6l thus, 

 were they able : nor can there be a mo- 

 ment's doubt of the occupier's ability to 

 E z pay 



