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drains likewise to be made considerably 

 wider than usual, to have their sides 

 sloped down gradually, and the whole 

 turfed over, that there may be no loss of 

 land. This practice, I think, is not only 

 allowable but eligible, where you have 

 room for it, and are sure that you have 

 fall enough for the water to w^ork welL 

 There will generally be more grass in 

 these low parts than on any other part of 

 the meadow at the mowing time ; but it 

 will not be eaten off so bare as the otlier 

 jMirts in spring and autumn. An instance 

 of this may be seen at Trentham-Park, 

 Staffordshire. 



The depth of each feeder should be 

 regulated by the depth of the stream, and 

 the lowest part of the land ; i. e. it should 

 always be made as deep as the bottom of 

 the stream, if any part of the land be 

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