ry fliort diftance, and at a cheap rate. They 

 would be the better of having fome fpirited 

 farmers to fet them an example of a regular 

 and fleady method of improving their 

 grounds. 



There are few fituations in any country, 

 but where fome of thefe obfervations may be 

 very ufeful, and eafily reduced to practice. 



I mall conclude, by relating fome inftan- 

 ces of the good effects of flooding, and the 

 extraordinary crops produced by means of 

 water. 



Firft, It is univerfally known what aftonifh- 

 ing crops were produced in Egypt, by the 

 overflowing of the river Nile only once a- 

 year. 



Though little or no rain falls upon this 

 country, yet its fertility in former ages is 

 faid to have been inconceivable ; no lefs than 

 one hundred fold every year. The river left 

 a rich {lime upon the ground, after its an- 

 nual overflowing ; which not only fertilized 

 the foil, but was of fuch a tenacious nature, 

 that it refifted the drought, ftill retaining 

 moifhire fufficient, with the dews that daily 

 fell, to bring the crop to maturity. As the 

 climate was very warm, and the grain, of 

 N n conference, 



