1781. 



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ting through the depth of the mud. If the 

 drain be wide, they make another cut along 

 the middle, and then crofs ir, fo as to fcparate 

 the whole into large fquare pieces of three or 

 four fpits each. 



The workman then takes a large hook, with 

 three flat prongs, and a (lout long wooden han- 

 dle provincial!}-, a " mud-croorn," and, 

 (landing by the fide of the drain, draws out the 

 "tuflucks;" placing them regularly on either 

 fide ; and, laftly, with a (harp (hovel, forms the 

 bottom of the drain, and (hovels out the 

 loofe mould. 



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SCOURING 



DRAIXb. 



4-5- 



DECEMBER 18. In my ride this morning I 

 obfervcd two or three inftances of young hedges 

 which are ruined through the bank being fet 

 injudicioufly on the upper fide of the ditch. 



Ditches on hill fides (hould be made 

 to face up-hill; efpecially where the fub- 

 foil is fpringy. For if the fprings work 

 through, under the bank, they foon undermine 

 and let down the face, together with the layer, 

 into the ditch. The outfide of the ditch (hoot- 

 ing in is of much lefs confequence. 



HEDGES. 



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