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the red loamy foil, and the red tough clay to the lighter 

 coloured grey foil, in the proportion of about 4000 bufhels 

 to the acre. 



The outer drain being thus formed to give the beft poffible 

 fall to the water, hollow drains are laid off through the 

 field, at a rod apart from each other, and generally executed 

 at the following expence per acre : 



Opening the hollow drains by ploughing four fur- 

 rows Tipon each, at 3d. per fcore rods, every ex- 

 pence included — — — — — — — — 003 



Digging one fpit with the broad fpade eight inches, 

 and one fpit with the land ditch fpade, 14 inches, 

 allowing two inches extra depths for the drains 

 leading to the outfal, at 3s. per fcore - - o 3 o 



Value of the ftraw and expence of twifting it into 

 a rope, in which form it is put into the drains, 

 IS. 9 d. per fcore —_—- — — — 019 



Eight fcore of thefe drains to the acre, materials included, 

 will coft 40s. an expence that is generally and necelTarily 

 incurred upon moft of the heavier lands in this neighbour- 

 hood. The expence of claying the land in the manner above 

 recited, is difficult to afcertain, as the whole is incurred 

 (be it what it may) on a double account, including that of 

 draining. 



From North Weald, wefterly through MORETON, 

 BOBBINGWORTH and SHELLY; and to the Eaft of 

 the Roding River, through FIFIELD, WILLINGALE 

 SPAIN, WILLINGALE DOE, BERNERS ROD- 

 ING, GOOD EASTER, MARGARET RODING, 

 LEADING RODING, HIGH EASTER, HIGH 

 RODING, PLESHY, MASHBURY, LITTLE 

 CHICKNAL, BROOMFIELD, GREAT CHICKNAL, 



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