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An Abridgment of the Six Weeks, and Six Months Tour's of Arthur Young, Esq; through the Southern, and Northern Counties of England and Part of Wales. Containing, all the most important articles of information relating to agriculture, now in practice in the most cultivated counties, with some account of the successful culture of lucerne, cabbages, &c. &c. Intended for the use of the common farmers of Ireland.
Author
Young, Arthur, 1741-1820.
Date Added
11 January 2014
Format
Book
Language
English
Publish Date
1771
Publisher
Dublin: Printed by S. Powell, in Dame-Street, Printer to the Society.
Source
McGarrity Books.
Topic
Agriculture > England. Agriculture > Wales. England, Northern > Description and travel. Wales > Description and travel.
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5ncd;3. fmmtion‘, he mufi..una'voidably, be,
under fuch difficulties, as wrllnot allovv him
to fet the example: he‘ would, were his en.
deavours extended to a‘ larger rPi'lCI'C.."">& V
I-Ind this,man' (by. prudent and ‘gradual .-ad.
ditions) fervants, horfes, carts.’ Implements;
in a'wbrd, the whole Rock of a farmgiven
him, and.,5o, '60, or 100. acres’ of moor-
]and-a’dded by degrees, Wlth barns, flables,
V&c,-,--+-ore fixed properly in a very bad
wild moor farm (for. 1 would never give him
:goo'd-land, to cultivate) I h(1VCrTl0,d0Ui.)t hilt
he would fet an example" of;improvcment,
that would have excellent eiiieaseuponlrthis
uncultivated ‘region ;. and 4C<>'1Wi"CcV‘thofc
wh'o doubt of the profit of cultivating
=moors,. that 'no' rnethod rwhateverr of ex-
pgnding money is To highly advantageous...
Asia nat'ion:t1.benefit,,.I mUChiWilhE.that
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fomething of ‘this forttcould =be done‘fdrtltis
uncommonly induilrious fellow: The objett
is too much to expectof oneperfon, and
greatly fuperior: to my 'for'tune,i.:but if the
Frueuvs of IMPROVEMENT, rn‘this age
of public generality, would fubfcribe a
trifle -for forwarding tltisvgeniusj the delign
would be worthy of‘ the warmelt praife;
and the,efl'e5ts in all probability,;anfwcrable
to the moflr fanguine: expe8mtions.---V-I
venture however to throw out thisrhint;
and if any of my’ readers arerinclined: to
fupport this poor, but honeli little’;cultiva-
tor,, they may pay.u'anyT“triHe..fthey.’ think
proper into thehands .of Mr.:Nz'a'2ll,:in'S.t.
Paul’: Cburcl;-yara', .; the ; publifher;'.(of’ the
Six Months Tour); and li";VVi“ engagegthitt
the fums fo fubfcribed fhall. benppliedzin
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