Of the poper choice of Soils, &c. 2^ 

 out about that Corner- of his Ground, he 

 found great Improvement thereby, which 

 induc'd^him to dig Pits on purpofe, where- 

 with he feveral times manured thar Piece of 

 Ground. So wifely has Providence order'J 

 the Events of Nature in this, as well as other 

 Matters 5 and 'tis owing to our own Slug- 

 giflmefs or Want of Thought, that we make 

 no better ufe of theie Benefits, but this I 

 ihall m.ore fully make out in its proper Place, 

 and continue to affirm alfo, and pertinent to 

 this, that there are as many Sorts of good 

 and bad Earths under Ground, as there are 

 above 5 but, to proceed, there are other 

 Grounds that have no Cruft or good Earth 

 above at all, but either a barren Sand, hun- 

 gry Gravel, or cold Clay, and fuch like, and 

 yet within 12 Inches deep you Ihall find a 

 very good natur'd Earth 3 and that there are 

 feveral Veins of good and bad Earth of all 

 Qualities, thofe that dig in Mines and Wells 

 can averr 5 alfo that there ^re feveral Veins 

 of good and bad Earth upon the Ground, 

 is obvious to the leaft curious Obferver, and 

 is what in particular Gardeners and Plow- 

 men can teftify. But there are feveral Sorts 

 of Ground that may be good for Corn and 

 Grafs or fmall Fruit Trees, that are not good 

 for the planting of Timber Trees. Firft, 

 fuch Grounds that have a good Cruft or 

 Earth iz or 14 Inches deep, and under this 

 Earth a very, cold, wet Gravel,- this Earth 



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