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will fee very confiderable crops produced by 
the force of fkill, and induflry. In. others, tho 5 
by nature extremely fertile, you will fcarcely 
fee any appearance of crops •, and the inhabi- 
tants live poorly, and in a miferable condi- 
tion, merely from careleffnefs, and indolence. 
You may obferve how far the Cuprimontani ex- 
ceed all others in the management of hay, 
and grafs, and the Gothlanders in relation to 
cattle, and particularly fheep. 
You will have an opportunity of noting the 
different ways in different places of ploughing, 
manuring, harrowing, fowing, reaping, ga- 
thering, drying, and threihing, from whence 
a prudent traveller may judge which way is 
belt. 
It would be abfurd indeed to apply to our 
lands forreign methods of husbandry in every 
particular, v. g. forreign grafs feed would not 
iucceed fo well as our own. Yet i will venture to 
fay one could fcarcely travel a day in any of our 
countries without learning fomething of ufe in 
ceconomy. Many things that will occur, may 
appear trifling at flrft fight, which )et upon a 
more mature conflderation, you will own may 
be turned to very great advantage *, fuch as 
the various ways of cloathing, preparing vie- 
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