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| The Value of Draining has been long underftood 
and practifed in this diftri@, old drains of wood 
and ftone being frequently met with in making new 
ones. A great deal has been done of late years; 
there is ftill much to do; but fome of the ftiff four 
Jand that moft wants it, is of fo retentive a nature; 
that the drains will not draw to any confiderable 
diftance. Probably Mr. Elkington’s method, as 
‘mentioned in the Annals of Agriculture, vol. xvi. 
page 544, might be beneficial. The chief material 
is ftone, the methods of doing it vary, but have 
nothing new from thofe defcribed in different parts 
of the Annals. Probably digging the trenches 
fufficiently deep, and filling with ftone where it is 
handy, will be found the moft cheap and lafting 
method. In doing this the largeft ftone fhould be 
put in firft, and the furface levelled with fmaller 
ones, {prinkling a little ftraw on the top, to prevent 
the loofe mould from getting between; or for want 
of that, the graffy fides of the fods turned down 
will anfwer the fame purpofe. 
Paring and Burning is very much practifed and 
approved; old fainfoin lays, and all turf of a fuffi- 
cient texture, are ufually broke up in that way. 
Turnips are often the firft crop; and from the 
frefhnefs of the land, and the good effects of the 
afhes, a large crop is generally obtained. But as 
the time is too fhort to get the land in proper tilth 
for the fucceeding crops of barley, feeds, &c. it is 
thought 
