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rots; if the weather proves wet, he ftirs it well by 
means of poles, then draws up the hatch, and by 
means of the trenches, it is conducted to all or any 
part of the mead below, which mead is rendered 
almoft incredibly productive by it; and the whole 
is, in general, at leaft a month before any of the 
- watered meads I have feen, though I have occafion 
to gothrough many almoft every day. Ifthe wea- 
ther proves dry, he throws the refervoir and cafts 
the manure at his leifure where wanted. Simple 
watering undoubtedly produces wonderful effects, 
but I much doubt if any thing equal to this; never- 
 thelefs my neighbour Mr. Weft, a very obferving 
and diligent farmer, tells me that a friend of his. 
_ took the pains one year to carry out all his ftable 
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liquor alone, without obferving any good effec?, and 
this perfon knew another who had done the fame 
with no better fuccefs; this, however, by no means 
proves that it may not be an excellent ingredient 
for haftening the putrefactive proceis, in a compoft 
fimilar to the above; and in that point of view, I 
cannot help thinking that the object of the fociety’s 
“inquiry is fully anfwered, in the plan of Mr. Powell, 
“namely, that of converting flable, cow, pig liquor, 
“&c. to the moft ufeful purpofes, and at the fiialleft ex- 
ence. In very large farms, it is eafy to conceive 
at this plan might be extended, if the ftables, &c. 
ere placed on the centre of a knoll or nap; three 
er four refervoirs might be made, and by {topping 
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