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Wo first jjlates, till they descend int6 the 

 master-drain, which returns the water 

 into its usual channel, or diverts it into 

 some other course* 



The master-drain should always, either 

 by depth or \vidth, be made capable of 

 carrying off as much water as the feeders 

 introduce, since it nearly receives as much ; 

 for, on a well-formed meadow, less of the 

 w^ater will soak into the soil than is gene- 

 rally imagined, especially when the water 

 is muddy, and leaves an unctuous sedi- 

 ment on the surface, which happily, in a 

 certain degree, prevents soaking. 



Having thus completed the formation 

 of the various ditches ; having pared down 

 every small unevenness on the surface, 

 and given to each part of the meadow its 

 appropriate fall, let in the water, and you 



y will 



