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object. The corn, though fowed fo thin, produced 
five quarters to the acre, and the grafs is fo {trong 
and well fet, that there is no fuch plant to be feen 
in the neighbourhood. Perceiving that where the 
hillocks had been cut off, or the turf by any means 
removed, the ground would not bear the weight of 
horfes, which funk up to their hocks in the peat, 
determined me to render the furrows hard and per- 
manent; which is now compleated to my fatisfac- 
tion, as both {mall and great cattle depaftured there 
without miring during the heavy autumn rains of 
laft year, and the water f{peedily ran off above ground, 
leaving no ftanding pools in any part whatever. 
This improvement commenced in 1791, was 
much retarded by the inceffant rains of 1792, which 
caufing an increafed expence by broken days’ work, 
delays, miring horfes, &c. raifed the coft upon the 
whole to twelve pounds per acre, viz. 721. for fix 
acres; yet it will anfwer well, for the produce of 
the crop of oats being 361. clear, leaves 361. only 
for outftanding expences. And the improvement 
of 23s. per acre or 6l. 18s.a year, will pay ample 
intereft for fuch fum, independent of the credit 
and pleafure of fetting a good example, rendering 
things tidy and comfortable round me, befides pro- 
moting the publick weal, by increafe of pafturage 
and provender for cattle. 
THOMAS SOUTH. 
P. S. I have the pleafure to inform you, that the above valuation 
of 305. per acre lies within compas, for Mr. Young him/elf faw the 
land a few weeks ago, and eftimated it at 40s. 
