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fince been condudted by Mr. Parke oi Li- 

 verpool, 



It was fo very foft that no cattle could go 

 on it during the greateft part of the year; 

 for which reafon the firft bufinefs was 

 draining. It was for that purpofe divided 

 into fields of about two acres each, by 

 ditches five feet wide at top, three feet 

 deep, and three feet wide at bottom ; the 

 digging thefe cuts coil j\.d. per rood. 



In about a year the ditches were half 

 clofed up j and all cleaned out again. Then 

 another year elapfed before any further im- 

 provement was undertaken : This time was 

 given it for a gradual draining, that the 

 furface might be tolerably firm for the 

 bearing of men and horfes. 



At the end of the fecond year it was 

 confolldated enough to bear men for paring 

 and burning it, which was performed in 

 winter, two or three inches deep. The 

 paring coft js. per acre, and the burning 

 IS. td. 



After this it was ploughed with one 

 horfe in boots, lliod with boards of an 

 oval fliape, eighteen inches wide, which 

 enabled the horfe to move fecurely upon 

 the bog. The turfs raifed by this plough- 

 ing 



