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ifit arrives in the shape and in the mag- 

 nitude of a flood, is found peculiarly en- 

 riching, and will not fail to ensure a good 

 crop of spring-feed. Do not entertain the 

 apprehension, which Mr. BakewEll and 

 other gentlemen have entertained, that 

 water used at this time will surely give 

 you a plentiful crop of docks, and other 

 weeds, in your meadow. I have abun- 

 dant reason to think, that this fear has no 

 foundation in fact. 



In the months of December and Janu- 

 ary, the chief care of the floater consists 

 in keeping the land sheltered by the water 

 from the severity of frosty nights. It is 

 necessar}% however, through the whole of 

 these months, every ten days or fortnight, 

 to give the land air, and to lay it as dry 

 as possible for the space of a few davs. 

 Whenever tlie frost has given a complete 



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