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be seen^ that the fattening of double or triple our present 

 number of cattle must be attended with a corresponding- in- 

 crease of hides and skins, wool and tallow, bone-dust, &c,, &c. 

 Included would be our flax and linseed crops, amounting alto- 

 gether to many millions a year, and involving so great a demand 

 for labour as must necessarily ensure prosperity to the agricul- 

 tural and commercial interests of this country. 



I remain. Sir, your obedient servant, 



John Warnes. 



January \st, 1844. 



No. IX. 



Sir, 



At the commencement of this series, I pledged my- 

 self to answer any objections to the above topics, whether of a 

 Y)ublic or private nature, in order that truth might be eluci- 

 dated, my letters republished, and a work be produced, which 

 the landlord, the tenant, and labourer, Avould see it their best 

 interest to support. 



In consequence, I have been, and still am, engaged in cor- 

 respondence with many influential and intelligent parties in 

 various parts of the* kingdom ; and I rejoice to say that the 

 cause which I advocate daily gains ground. 'Tis true, that 

 it has been subjected to some opposition ; but, in every instance 

 where reason and generosity have been brought into exercise, 

 prejudice has been removed. 



In my former numbers, I endeavoured to point out the 

 advantages of fattening cattle upon native produce, box- 

 feeding, and summer-grazing. But in the present, I desire to 

 draw particular attention to the importance of the flax crop, 

 with reference, principally, to the value of the fibre as a 

 source of employment to the labourer, and of profit to the 

 grower. I say principally, because in no instance did I ever 

 advocate the cultivation of flax for the sake of the fibre ex- 

 clusively, being persuaded that, by judicious management, a 



