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11 the part of the landlord, and the frequent disputes, and 
tf law-suits, occasioned by the present vague mode of 
u drawing up these covenants, and the difficulty or trou- 
i( ble of drawing them up in such manner, as to adapt 
“ them properly to the peculiar circumstances of each 
** farm, are the principal source of this opposition. 
(( Those granted, are generally for twenty-one years, 
(( determinable every seven, at the option of either 
<c party; some for shorter terms, and determinable at 
shorter periods. The land-tax and repairs are paid 
6C by the landlord. He reserves the timber trees. ^ The 
“ restrictions by which the tenant is bound, are, not to 
breakup the meadow or old pasture grounds; not to 
i( sow more than a certain quantity of the tillage, and 
<( that proportioned to what he may be supposed to be 
“ able to manure properly with the produce of the 
* e estate; to spend all the ha} T , straw, green fodder, and 
“ dung, on the premises; or if hay or straw are sold, to 
££ procure a proportionate quantity in return, and to 
££ leave the farm in a proper course of husbandry. These 
££ are the general clauses by which the tenant is bound. 
£ ‘ Others, in some instances, are introduced, adapted to 
£ ‘ the peculiar circumstances of the estate, but they are 
££ not such as can convey general information.” 
“ That leases, and those for a longterm must tend to 
££ the improvement of agriculture, is the opinion of the 
£< occupiers in general, and of many proprietors: where 
£ * any considerable improvements, such as draining, wa- 
ii tering, marling, planting, &c. are to be made by the 
££ tenant, they are absolutely necessary ; and it appears the 
i( objection on the part of the landlords might be reme- 
died. That state of independence in which a long 
u lease is supposed to place the tenant, is no longer a 
grievance, when he does his duty by the farm; it is 
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