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The tenth year I fliall finifli the increafe 

 of land, by mclofing only two farms each 

 of I20 acres; which, and running a plan- 

 tation around two fides of the cftate which 

 now forms a fquare of two miles each 

 fide, in the following manner. Plate IX. 

 Thefe two farms, I fliall, for winding up 

 the bufmefs the fooner, fuppofe them fown 

 after the paring and burning, on three 

 ploughings with the grafs feeds, omitting 

 the turnips and cabbages and oats : This is 

 a condu6l, which 1 by no means advife to 

 be praclifcd in common, becaufe it will 

 (notwithftanding the goodnefs of the grafs 

 in this management) be attended with lofs. 

 But it is proper, at the conclufion of an 

 improvement, that every thing may finini 

 together. 



I Ihall fuppofe the plantation inclofed 

 like the reft, with a wall, and alfo pared, 

 burnt and limed in the fame manner, then 

 ploughed three times, and planted with firs 

 and pines, &c. three to every fquare perch, 

 which is very thick, but in bleak countries 

 you cannot plant too thick, on account of 

 warmth and flicker. The plantation to 

 be 20 perch v/ide ; and being 4 miles long, 

 will contain 160 acres; or 25,600 fquare 

 perches, confcquently, there will be want- 



