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as two other acres ; the one acre is preferable, because 
it requires but half the fencing, and little more than 
half the harvesting, with half the interest and taxes, 
as two acres. 
“ A heavy crop upon all the ground that I can put 
a plough into, is what I should seek, rather than to 
have a great quantity of land.” 
N. B. Mr. Cobbet has not noticed the profits upon 
young stock, with which he might have consumed his 
hay, nor the culture of pumpkins, which are certain- 
ly a nutricious and valuable crop. Neither has he 
noticed the method by which he proposes to supply 
his farm with manure : doubtless his hogs would pro- 
duce an abundance for all his purposes, if properly 
littered, and this would also surpass in value his 
earth, when burnt into ashes. These two manures, 
when combined, would support his system of farming 
for ever, without exhausting his farm. Mr. Cobbet 
'. cry justly excludes the horse from the profitable 
stock upon his farm, and treats him as an article of 
luxury and convenience only. This doubtless will 
taud as a general principle, with very few excep- 
:ions. 
If Mr. Cobbet had combined the profits of the dai- 
ry with the improvements of his other 56 acres, (as 
mentioned before,) his farm would doubtless have 
been more complete. This every farmer can do to 
luit his convenience. 
In my former remarks, I have not noticed particu- 
larly the several rotines of crops used in England, be- 
cause the crop of Indian-corn, which is so valuable 
in this country, is not known to them, and is not ad- 
mitted into their system : they substitute barley, oats, 
peas and beans, in their fattening, for the Indian-corn, 
and arrange their crops accordingly. 
1 have given but one example, which includes In- 
dian-corn, and every farmer can vary this example to 
suit his own convenience, or the particular state of 
his farm. He will readily see the necessity of pre- 
