fiiould not, however, regret having a 

 pafture or two of this fort in his farm, 

 being of excellent ufe in winter, for feed- 

 ing fheep and lambs on with turneps, &e. 



The low meadows, whatever the foil on 

 the banks of rivers and brooks, are in ge- 

 neral very good, but often fubjedl to the 

 terrible misfortune of being overflown in 

 fummer; which not only ruins crops of 

 hay before they are cut, but carries them 

 away perhaps when juft made. This is a 

 mifchief which leflens the value of fuch 

 lands greatly, and fhould always be en- 

 quired into. Winter floods, if not too 

 frequent, are beneficial. 



Some farms have the reputation of 

 always rotting fheep, if they are fituated 

 very low, and have much wet grafs land. 

 The report may be very juft; but, I be- 

 lieve, it will generally be found that this 

 quality is but an attendant of others already 

 noted ; and that the cure of common wet- 

 nefs, by thorough draining, will at the 

 fame time remedy this evil. 



Many grafs fields, on all foils, confift of 

 fo bad an herbage as to be of little value. 

 Made up of all forts of weed trumpery, and 



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