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the cheapest and most effective ; but if there are 

 stones and rocks upon the place, they can be 

 utilized and disposed of at the same time by their 

 burial in ditches, and they should be covered so 

 deeply that a plough, although sunk to the beam, 

 can pass over them. Tiles or the top of a stone 

 drain should be at least two feet below the sur- 

 face. If the ground of the acre is underlaid with 

 a porous subsoil, there is usually an adequate 

 natural drainage. 



Making haste slowly is often the quickest way. 

 to desired results. It is the usual method to erect 

 the dwelling first, and afterwards to subdue and 

 enrich the ground gradually. This in many in- 

 stances may prove the best course; but when it 

 is practicable, I should advise that building be 

 deferred until the land (with the exception of the 

 spaces to be occupied with the house and barn) 

 can be covered with a heavy dressing of barn-yard 

 manure, and that this be ploughed under in the 

 autumn. Such general enriching of the soil may 

 seem a waste in view of the carriage-drive and 

 walks yet to be laid out ; but this will not prove 

 true. It should be remembered that while certain 

 parts of the place are to be kept bare of surface- 

 vegetation, they nevertheless will form a portion 

 of the root-pasturage of the shade and fruit trees. 

 The land, also, can be more evenly and deeply 



