NOVEMBER* 5*1 



cases, operated effectually to a great distance, and 

 even oil the opposite side of a hill more than a mile 

 from the spot. The principal use of mentioning 

 this system here is, to caution a young farmer to 

 consider well the circumstances of the wetnesy 

 which injures him, in order that he may ascer- 

 tain the cause, and the best method of applying a 

 remedy. If he duly and attentively examines his 

 fa- in, and its relative situation in respect of hills or 

 mountains in his immediate vicinity, and marks all 

 the places where springs break out, he can hardly 

 fail of going to work with more skill and more ap- 

 propriated efforts, than if such a system of drain- 

 age had not been in his mind. 



WOODS. 



Now begins the business of wood-cutting. In 

 some parts of 'the kingdom this is a profitable part 

 of husbandry ; but, in many others, it pays very in- 

 different returns. If there is a long carriage on the 

 wood, it rarely answers well enough to induce a 

 spirited farmer to apply his attention and money to 

 it : arable and grass land will pay better ; and sup- 

 posing one hundred or two hundred pounds, or 

 more, of his 'stock, applied to hiring the wood, IIQ 

 may in general 'be assured, that the same surr^ 

 thrown into his farm in an increase of improvement 

 by draining or manuring, will pay him better in- 

 terest. But, if it is expedient to keep woods, it is 

 much worth attention to apply them to the best 

 use. Old experienced farmers are always attentive 



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