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unmeliorated for fome time after trench- 

 ing up. 



In fituations where the foil is only fo 

 deep as to allow of trenching two fpit, 

 and expence in making it deeper is grud- 

 ged, the above hint may alib be followed 

 with advantage : as by regularly trench- 

 ing every third or fourth year, the ground 

 will reft half its time; and, if judiciouf- 

 ly managed, and cropped in proper ro- 

 tation, wholefome vegetables may be pro- 

 duced on it for many years fucceffive- 



iy- 



In many inftances, it may be incon- 

 venient, nay improper, to trench the whole 

 garden over in the fame feafon ; nor do 

 I \vifli to advance fuch a propofition ; 

 one half, or a third, at a time, may 

 be more advifable, and alfo more con- 

 venient ' 9 of which, circumftances alone 

 can determine. But I would here ob- 

 ferve, that, in cafes where the bottom 

 is wet or tilly, in trenching at any time, 

 care fliould be taken to go exadly the 

 fame depth with each trench ; a matter 

 of evident benefit ; for, if the bottom 

 Ipe left rough and uneven, and if galls 

 X 2 are 



