moft part, make very valuable land, being in confi.. 

 defable parts of a clayey bottom ; but in their pre- 

 fent flate, they are chiefly covered with water, and 

 in fummcr throw forth the coarfeft produftions: 

 the beft parts, which are thofe nearefl; the inclofed 

 high lands, are conftantly pai-ed and burnt to pro- 

 duce vegetable aflies to be carried on them, in order 

 to force repeated crops of white grain. The more 

 remote parts of the common are dug up for fuel. 



On account of the general wetnefs of thofe com- 

 mons, and their being conftantly over-ftocked by the 

 large occupiers of contiguous eflates, or in fuch fea- 

 fons as the depafturage is defirable in fummer, to 

 eafe the inclofed land, the cattle and Iheep neceifarily 

 depaftured thereon at all feafons, being thofe of the 

 cottagers, who are for the mofi: part deftitute of 

 provifion for them in winter, are always unthrifty, 

 and fubjeft to various difeafes, which render them 

 very unprofitable to the occupiers. 



Survey of Middlesex, p. i8. 



BY MR. P. FOOT. 



The Wajie Lands in the county of Middlefex 

 would, if divided, inclofed, and improved, produce 

 fine crops of corn; or forefl trees might be reared 

 thereon with little expence. Mr. Bowie, who is 



well 



