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removed from their own station in society, and, as they ob-serve, who pays no rent for his land.

In some cases, proprietors in Scotland have attempt-ed improvements on a still greater scale'. When their estateshave been in bad order, the farms ill arranged in regardto extent, figure, and boundaries, and the farmers dispirit-ed, poor, and unskilled in agriculture, they have taken aconsiderable tract of country into their own hands, and af-ter improving it, have let it to enterprising and skilful far-mers. They have then removed their servants, cattle, andimplements of husbandry, to another part of the estate; and,after treating this in the same manner, they have proceededto others, as far as circumstances rendered it expedient.But it should ever be remembered, that the cultivation ofa great estate, requires capital, energy, and constant atten-tion, otherwise it cannot be carried on to advantage; andthat it is one thing for several intelligent and enterprising far-mers, to cultivate a tract of country, and another, for a greatlanded proprietor, to improve, or to put in a train of improve-ment, a considerable estate. Without specifying instances ofpersons now living who have carried on improvements onthis plan, it may be sufficient to allude to an individual,whose memory, for his successful exertions in husbandry,must always be respected. It appears from the Report ofKincardineshire, that the late Robert Barclay of Ury im-proved thoroughly, and at a great expence, above one-halfof his paternal estate, and partially improved the remain-der. He was undoubtedly the best practical farmer inthat part of the kingdom, and possessed uncommon energyof character, uniting a vigorous frame of body to a compre-hensive mind. In the decline of life he let his estate, at avery advanced rent, to farmers of his own training, whohave pursued the system which he laid down to them. It iswell known, however, that he derived most profit from thosefarms which lie improved partially. Indeed it seldom hap-pens that a landed proprietor can thoroughly improve a