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solid geometry in my head, and almost 

 without the aid of lines or levels, formed a 

 meadow of about five acres, which is just 

 as productive as if it had experienced all 

 the science, and all the costly parade of 

 the first engineer or geometrician in Great 

 Britain. My expenses hitherto have been 

 very small, not more than a guinea per 

 acre ; but I am now making a few addi- 

 tional works, more for die sake of show 

 than profit ; for I am preparing to exhibit, 

 if any person will honour my meadow 

 5vith inspection. 



Page 5X : " Drainage," says Mr. Smith, 

 ** is a most essential part of the art of irri- 

 " gation; and it also appears necessary 

 " for the designer of plans of irrigation to 

 -* be fully master of the art of draining, 

 " which cannot be well understood but by 

 f^ a knowledge of the strata." 



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