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for a Country Seat. 

 Now thefe cold Grounds are generally Clays,' 

 except fuch as are Subjcft to Inundations of 

 Water or Land Springs, which are all cold, 

 ^nd niay be unfruitful, (unlefs remedied by 

 draining, the Coft of which is (ometimes 

 piore than the Profit) and theie cold and 

 barren Clays, as by the outward Face and 

 Charafter Judgment may be given, generally 

 produce Broom, Gorfe, Mofs, and Shrub- 

 Brufhes, or fuch like ^ and the Reafon of their 

 Unfruitfuhiefs is from their tough Nature 

 and Bindingnefs in the Winter, the Pores are 

 fo clofed, that the Rain or Snow falling and 

 melting, cannot foak into the Earth farther 

 or deeper, than the Pores of Earth are open'd 

 by the Roots of Trees and Plants, or Corn 

 and Grafs, wherefore lying at the Roots it 

 doth benumn and chill them, and hinder 

 their Growth, and indanger the Stock thro* 

 its over Muiftnefs, by this it is that Nature 

 is rendered fluggilli and unaftive, or, which 

 is plainer, by the Super-abundance of Moi- 

 fture it is, that Heat, &c^ can't aft their 

 Farts, and that thereby thefe co-efficient Pow- 

 ers of Nature areftop'd in their Joynt Ope^ 

 ration^ Secondly, thefe barren Earths will 

 require much m_ore Dung than better Earths, 

 and yet not laft half the Time^ for by Rea- 

 fon of the Bindingnefs of the Clay, the Soil 

 cannot incorporate with it, fo that both Corn 

 md Weeds will foon draw and fpend the Sub- 

 iUoc^ thereqfj and that which remaineth 



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