ABSTRACT

TWO CAPITALS EMPLOYED ON LAND.—TWO REVENUES DERIVED FROM IT.—OF THE CAPITAL AND PROFITS OF THE FARMER.—OF THE DURATION AND TERMS OF LEASES.—OF TITHES.—EXTRACT FROM PALEY.—OF PROPRIETORS FARMING THEIR OWN ESTATES.—EXTRACT FROM TOWNS END’S TRAVELS.—FARMS HELD IN ADMINISTRATION.— ADVANTAGE OF AN OPULENT TENANTRY.—METAYER SYSTEM OF FARMING.—SMALL LANDED PROPERTIES.— EXTRACT FROM ARTHUR YOUNG’S TRAVELS.—DAIRY ESTABLISHMENTS IN SWITZERLAND.—SMALL FARMS.— SIZE OF FARMS IN BELGIUM AND TUSCANY.—OF MINES.—OF FISHERIES.