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If any general rule, relative to the pro- 

 portion of grafs and arable land was to be 

 recommended, it fliould be that of cattle 

 maintained : to have arable enough, to 

 winter-keep all the cattle his grafs will 

 maintain in fummer — but this rule fiiould 

 be exclufive of corn crops. A tenant would 

 on this fubjeil: tell his landlord, that he 

 could not maintain his cattle without tur- 

 nips : the latter aiks, what quantity of 

 turnips he wants ? He replies, lo acres. 

 " Very well," replies the landlord, " you 

 *' fl]all have lo acres of arable for tur- 



*' nips." '' But that will not do, Sir," 



fays the tenant : " I can't fow turnips every 

 " year on the fame land, lo acres of tur- 

 " nips require 40 acres arable, for 

 " fourlhs of turnips, barley, clover and 

 ** wheat." This is an argument which 

 will be ufed to many a landlord; but let 

 him be determined, if the foil is more pro- 

 fitable for grafs, to liilen to no fuch argu- 

 ments ; and if the tenant will not be con- 

 tented with fowing turnips every year on 

 the fame land, to indulge him no further 

 than allowing double the quantity of tur- 

 nip land, that he may have one change 

 from turnips to corn. Tenants are apt to 

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