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ecutccl, the expence, however great, would 

 be more than rcimburfed by the product of 

 the firft year. There is, indeed, no other 

 fpecies of improvement, that can be made 

 upon land, which will fo amply, or fo ra- 

 pidly repay the expence. 



It is not here fuppofed, that all moflcs will 

 afford an equal profit to the improver. The 

 difference in their quality is great. But the 

 pooreft, if compleatly drained, pared, and 

 burnt, will make good pafture. Many would 

 be worth twenty {hillings an acre for pafture 

 only. And if the fituation were fuch, that 

 it could be flooded with water, in autumn, 

 winter, and fpring, great crops of hay might 

 be raifed. Nay, in fome places where the 

 water could be made to ftand dead, a crop of 

 hay might be obtained every year. In this 

 cafe, however, no cattle mould pafture up- 

 on it, either in winter or fpring ; as paftur- 

 ing would greatly decreafe the weight of the 

 crop. 



The morafs defcribed by Mr Knox, con- 

 tains above one hundred thoufand acres ; 

 which, if the mofs is good, would produce 

 amazing crops of corn and grafs ; and the 

 cxpcnce, though confiderable, would proba- 

 bly 



