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As to Agriculture, the Principles of it were known a long time before the Practice of it took place, and it is hardly poible that Men, contantly employed in drawing their Subitence from Trees and Plants, hould not have early hit on the Means employed by Nature for the Generation of Vegetables; but in all Probability it was very late before their Indutry took a turn that Way, either becaue Trees, which with their Land and Water Game upplied them with ufficient Food, did not require their Attention; or becaue they did not know the ue of Corn; or becaue they had no Intruments to cultivate it; or becaue they were detitute of Foreight in regard to future Neceities; or in fine, becaue they wanted Means to hinder others from running away with the Fruit of their Labours. We may believe that