C «5 3 

 P. S. I have prcfcrved fpecimens of the above 

 grades, and fevcral others collected this fummcr, 

 which I fliall beg your acceptance of, as foon as 

 an opportunity prefents itfclf of transmitting them 

 with fafety.* 



Article XII. 



On watering Meadows -, and the Kinds of Water 

 found mojl efficacious for that Purpofe. 



PiddktMtiy March 8, 1783. 

 SIR, 



MY experience and knowledge of the fubjecl: 

 you are, in the name of the Society, fo flat- 

 tering as to requeft me to give, are very much at 

 their fervice. 



To the queftion, " What water do the farmers 

 " in your county prefer?" 1 can eaiily anfwer, 

 <c That which has run fome courfe, particularly 



• Thefc Specimens, with confiderable additions, have fince beta 

 lent to the Society, and an honorary Premium of a piece of Plate, 

 value Ten Guineas, unanimoufly voted at the Annual Meeting ia 

 1786, and prefented « to the Rev. George Swayne, for his cle- 

 * gant fpecimens of GraiTcs and collection of Grafs Seeds/' 



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