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If the fpring proves dry, paftures may be wa- 

 tered as foon as the frofly feafon is over. But if 

 the winter has been fevere, and the earth remains 

 moift, no current of water mould be admitted till 

 the earth is fettled, and the furface becomes dry ; 

 for the gentlcft ftream would carry off the fme 

 mould loofened by the froft. After the grafs 

 ihoors, and the feafon becomes mild, water fpa- 

 ringly. In the fummer never water but in great 

 drought, nor even then, unlefs the water be per- 

 fectly clear and fwect; for muddy water would 

 render the grafs foul, and give it a bad tafte. 



The bed water is that from clear warm fprings, 

 and the fofter the better; but if that cannot be 

 had, brooks which are become foul by running id 

 a muddy channel, will be the next beft: for a 

 ftream which continues clear after it has run a 

 considerable way above ground, is generally cold, 

 and impregnated with metallic, or mineral parti- 

 cles, both which are deftru&ive to vegetation. 



J.F. 



V. 

 On the receipt of your letter, I confulted my 

 meadow floaters, who arc unanimoufly of the 

 opinion, that the fooncr the water is thrown over 



the 



