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where it feems neceffary. To raife the water 

 the higher, and in order to fpread it more, there 

 are high dykes built near the fprings, between 

 which the water rifes till it is fo high as to run 

 down where the people want it. Induftry and 

 ingenuity went further : when a brook runs in 

 a wood, with a direction not towards the mea- 

 dow, and it has been found, by levelling, and 

 taking an exaft furvey of the land between the 

 meadow and the rivulet, that the latter can be 

 conduced towards the former ; a dyke is made a 

 which hems the courfe of the brook, and the 

 water is led round the meadow, over many hills, 

 fornetimes for the fpace of an Englljh mile 

 and further, partly acrofs vallies in wooden 

 pipes, till at lafl it is brought where it is wanted, 

 and where it can be fpread as above-mentioned. 

 One that has not feen it himfelf, cannot believe 

 how great a quantity of grafs there is in fuch 

 meadows, efpecially near the little channels $ 

 whilft others, which have not been thus ma- 

 naged, look wretchedly. The meadows com- 

 monly lie in the vallies, and one or more of 

 their fides have a declivity. The water can 

 therefore eafily be brought to run down in them. 

 Thefe meadows, which are fo carefully watered, 

 are commonly mowed three times every fummer. 

 But it is likewife to be obferved, that fummer 

 continues feven months here. The inhabitants 

 feldorm fail to employ a brook or fpring in this 

 manner, if it is not too far from the meadows to 

 be led to them. 



THE leaves were at prefent fallen from all the 

 trees ; both from oaks, and from all thofe which 



have 



