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viewed the moor counties attentively. The 

 lingle county of Northumberland contains 

 above 600,000 acres of moor land. The 

 tracts in IVeltmorland^ Cumberland^ Durhamy 

 and 7orkJhire, are aho immenfe. Derby- 

 JlAre is full of them. There are not in 

 thofe counties fliort of 3,000,000 of acres 

 cf moors, and much the greateft part that 

 yieivis no rent. This may truly be called 

 an AMPLE field for improvement. 



Nu man who wiOies w^ell to his country, 

 can view fuch trafis of improvable land, 

 without grieving at the want cf fpirit in 

 their pofTeflbis. Private profit co-operates 

 fo greatly with puhlick good, that it is 

 amazing the few improvers have not had 

 more imitators. 



