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Jble aquatic might on every part be pro- 

 u pagated." 



How many meadows in feveral places, if 

 drained, and then overflowed, would raife 

 good grafs and corns. The muddy water 

 coming from thefe meadows, would help to 

 improve other places at fome diftance. 



In carrying an open cut many miles along 

 any part of the country, it would meet with 

 a great number of different foils ; one part 

 would help to improve the other. 



Even where there is no run of water in 

 fummer, making fmall cuts in almofi every 

 farm, and conducting the rain-water in win- 

 ter to ftand upon a barren fpot, would en- 

 rich it much ; more fo, if the lands above 

 were rich, and much improved. 



In fhort, there are very few fituations, ei- 

 ther in the highlands or low country, but 

 might reap fbme benefit more or lefs, after 

 being thoroughly drained, to make the wa- 

 ter either run, or ftand dead for a fhort time 

 when in grafs. 



Even where the farm is wholly in tillage, 

 when rich with lime, marl, or dung, if there 

 is no dry grafs ground below to receive the 

 water, having either a deep ditch the whole 



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