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252 some of the Islands. to windward; but I suspect there is

in all of them very great room for improvement, by means of

judicious tillage and artificial assistance.”

Note.* Itshould have been observed, that it is sometimes a at custom, after a field of canes has been cut, to set fire to the‘$ trash., This is called durming off, and there are managers and overseers who consider it as one of the best methods of meliorating the land. I confess that I am of a different ee opinion. Perhaps, indeed, in a moist, stiff, and clayey land, it may do x0 harms and this negative phrase is the only meri I can allow it. From the usual and prevalent nature of the soil best adapted for sugar, I am persuaded that nine

times in ten itis a mischievous practice.”

FINTIS.