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is, the leſſening of ¿n-door labour in the winter months. As a ſuabltitute for which, let the farmer houſe all his cattle, drain his wet lands, collet manure,&c. and employ the barn-men in theſe occupations.

13th. Let all Unmalted Corn be ſold by weight.

The different meaſures of this kingdom, and the confu- Gion incident thereto, were ſo notorious, that great pains have been taken by the houſes of parliament to introduce one general ſtandard meaſure, and the acs of the legiſlature have been followed up by the moſt alive exertions of the magiîtrate.

By theſe means, the Wincheſter meaſure is pretty general, and in reſped to this county I may add, to the great benefit of the seller, and the great loss of the purchaser. The cal- culation in reſpe&t to the comparative price between the old and new meaſure, was formed on the difference between eight and nine gallons, but this is erroneous; the old mea- ſure of the county was not leſs than nine gallons and a half, and in ſome inſtances ten gallons, ſo that the buyer gives ſeven or eight per cent. more than he ought to give; and I humbly think that weight would be a better ſtandard, as the

drier and plumper the corn 1s, the heavier it weighs.

14th. Grant Long Leaſes.

All farmers who have ſpirit enough to improve their eſtates, ſhould have ſome ſecurity for being reimburſed the expence. Where a man's tenure is precarious, and ſubject to the whim and caprice of a landlord, little improvement can be expe&ted, Upon unimproved farms, ſuch as waſtes, commons,&c. newly incloſed, a conſiderable expenditure is

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