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floated meadow, if one day's wetting can 

 but be obtained, are never known to 

 fail. 



But the reader will perhaps see the 

 advantages of this art, in a still stronger 

 light, when lie is told, that this meadow, 

 which is now in the occupation of a miller, 

 was a few years ago in the hands of a 

 former, who, being at variance with the 

 miller, was entirely deprived of the use 

 of Uie water, for a whole winter, which 

 unfortunately was succeeded by a very 

 dry spring and summer; of course the 

 I spring-feed was lost, and the whole hay- 

 crop of eight aci^s was only three tons. 

 I have known one corner of this meadow^ 

 mown three times in the coui*se of a sum- 

 mer, and the grass carried into the stable 

 for the horses. 



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