“Praise a large farm, cultivate a small one.”
[68] By introducing slovenly cultivation.
[69] That small part of it known to the Romans. Hardouin says that the province of Zeugitana is alluded to, mentioned in B. v. c. 3.
[70] And reside on the farm.
[71] Villicus.
[72] De Re Rust. c. 5.
[73] A.U.C. 737.
[74] Probably because it entailed too great an expense. It may have been deeply mortgaged: otherwise it is not clear why the heir refused to take it, as he might have sold a part.
[75] He means to say that it is so much labour lost, as it will take care of itself; but this is hardly in accordance with his numerous directions given in B. xv. Virgil, Geor. B. ii. 421, et seq., speaks of the olive as requiring no attention when it has once taken root.
[76] See B. xvii. c. 3.