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parts of thefe fubjefts, materially connefled with the 

 objefts of your fociety, there appears to be a want 

 of information on fubjefts which I hardly believe 

 can have efcaped the obfervation of your numerous 

 and valuable correfpondents. 



\Ji. The draining of lands, a mofl elTential pare 

 of agriculture, has been vei7 flightly touched on ; 

 and in fliort, a young farmer like myfelf, can derive 

 very little infl:ru£^ion upon this fubjecH: from your 

 papers. 



I have heard much of an improved mode of drain- 

 ing by a Mr.ELKiNGTON, and ihould have expected 

 to have met with fome account of it in your papers; 

 but either refpe£ling this mode, or that of draining 

 by under-drains, as is generally praftifed in this and 

 the neighbouring counties, fcarcely one word has 

 been faid. 



2dly. In many parts of this country, and many 

 others, the fined parts of the grounds are totally 

 over-run by a thick coat of mofs^ which efFedlually 

 precludes vegetation. 



I fliould have expefted to have found amongfl the 

 proceedings of your fociety, fome mode of deftroying 

 roofs, either by means of a particular manure, or by 

 that of tearing it off the furface, by means of fome 

 improved drag, or machine, fo as to bring fuch 

 grounds into a ftate of vegetation, without being com- 

 pelled to convert them into tillage. 



'idly. 



