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low enough to draw the water from th?i.t 

 depth. 



The soil that is thrown out in forming 

 the feeders, is placed along the sides of 

 them where wanted, and is always trodden 

 down firm, and with an even descent, or^ 

 the upper part of the adjoining bed, 



A flood-hatch is placed in the mouth of 

 each master-feeder, in order to admit or 

 exclude the water at pleasure; and to 

 enable the proprietor to float the different 

 portions of the meadow in turns, when 

 there is not water enough for the whole, 



The next part of the process is that of 

 forming the second order of ditches, or the 

 floating gutters. These are to be cut from, 

 and at right angles with the above feed- 

 ers, provided the surface of the land be 



tolerably 



