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" the clay, and turning it over at night," 

 does not often occur in Gloucestershire, 

 for the wears are there seldom made with 

 hatches; but are generally constructed in 

 the simple way, which I shall hereafter 

 describe. This shews one advantage that 

 the latter has over the Dorsetshire dam, 

 that a part of it can always be removed at 

 pleasure, and the water sunk or raised as 

 required. When the frost, however, has 

 given a sheet of ice to the meadow, the 

 above rule becomes unnecessary, and it is 

 then the safer way to discontinue floating ; 

 for a severe frost, when the water is kept 

 running, often occasions great unevenness 

 in the surface of the beds. 



The next remark which Mr. B. makes 

 upon the contents of my first pamphlet, 

 is one for which I sincerely return him 

 thanks : it is the correction of a real error 



which 



