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the beft on that account, except where there arc 

 a great number of farm-yards draining into it; 

 which, in my opinion, makes up in part at lead for 

 the deficiency. 



Maningford. J. A. 



III. 



Water feldom, if ever, promotes vegetation, 

 unlcfs it be in a mixed or heterogeneous ftate. It 

 is therefore necciTary, previous to the flooding of 

 meadows, to examine of what nature and quality 

 your water is. All water that palTes through beds 

 or veins of minerals, or which contains calcarious 

 nitre, copperas, allum, &c. is highly prejudicial to 

 grafs lands. But water that iflues from chalk 

 cliffs, or limeftone rocks, or fand and gravel, is 

 in general friendly. The beft teft is its foftnefs, 

 which may eafily be known. 



The quantity of water that is let over the land 

 ftiauld be in proportion to the nature of the foil, 

 and the heat of the feafon. If the foil be fandy, 

 gravelly, or chalky, and the declivity confiderable, 

 the more water is wanted, and it mould remain the 

 longer, especially if the weather be warm, and it 

 be a fouth afpedt. 



If 



