From tAe SoutAhamtton Rrrald.
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lowing letter. dated from the Temple Lon
don, received BY friend of his in this coun-
try, for the character of tenant quitting a
farm, regarding it as novel and curious to
agrculturists-to London agents ingenious
and instructive--and comprehensive and
amusing to the public:


Sir-I take the liberty of troubling YOU
with few inquiries, in consequence Of an
application made to me bv ----, who says
he has rented farm under you, and can re-
fer to you for his character and respectable
ty. for permission TO take an assignment of Il
lease of farm. of which have the controul
You will therefore oblige me by informing
me what is his character. Whether he is
honest, sober, frugal, industrious? Wheth-
er he is observant of his engagement with
his landlord and others Whether he is CON
tented or encroaching, compliant or obsti-
nate, cunning or sincere, good tempered or
churlishe W neither he stands TO his word or
takes all such advantages as he legally can?
what capital You suppose him to haves-
what sort OF an education he has had; whc-
ther he is intelligent or stupid, eager to ac-
quire new information in matters Of farming
or adheres to that which contented his grand
tathers-whcther he has an improved meth
cd of farming9 Does he lay his dung ON for
wheat, or for his turnips, beans and clovers,
Does he drill or use broadcast Does he
hoe any. and what cropss Does he use two
or four horses in his plough Does he feed
his hay grass, or NOV it? How many sheep
per acre did he keep on your farml How
many crops running did he use to take, or
would he have taken, if he had been per-
mittede Did he leave the land clean for the
incoming tenant especially were his last
years wheat stube clean, Did he buy
much hay or other fodder. and bring on the
farm, or did he sell hay and straw during his
term, OF at the end OF III Does he soil his
beasts and horses Did he keep his fences
good and accurate, and attend nicely to the
doing of his REPAIRS, Did he thrash by hand
or machlnee Is he L sportsman Is he
careful in increasing manuref and does he
lay 1t on the land hot and fresh, or keep it
TIL It is rotten? Was il upon the chalk land
that he held farm under you, or upon the
sand gravel, or clay?


1 he answer to some of these queries NAV
not, perhaps, be within your knowledge, and
unless yon take pleasure in farming; but il
you would answer such as YOU can. YOU
would confer on me favour. If leisure
should permit you to address line to me hy
Sunday next, should thankfully acknowl.
edge the obligation.


IS. Does he lay out money with spirit il
cleaning, manuring, and improving land, o,
is he close?