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New husbandry were in general practice, the present method of hand-hoeing could not be executed for want of hands, and were the intervals and partitions properly hoed as well, should the rows remained unweeded they would stock the rest of the ground; besides this method requires a more diligent and expeditious labour than it will be likely to find a Servant equal to perform.

To decide the question with candour it seems just to state the comparative view of the New husbandry over that of the Old or Virgilian husbandry as produced by Mr. Tull the author of the former.

1. The Virgilian is commonly late in sowing, not being able to fallow his ground early for fear of killing the couch and other grasses that maintain his folding sheep, which are so necessary to his husbandry.

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