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tageous, but the point of all others which 

 mud be firft effected. The fall of five or 

 fix feet into the part cut away, which is 

 interfered with ditches, would fecure a 



certainty of draining. When this work 



was done, the fur face ought to be burnt ; 

 but they objected to this, that it would 

 not be allowed, as others property would 

 prefently be on fire, and poflibly the whole 

 country, which however I can fcarcely ima- 

 gine; but if it cannot be burnt, it ought to 

 be dug three or four times in the hammer 

 to fweeten it, and the fucceeding fpring 

 planted and lowed with fuch vegetables as 

 were moft likely to fucceed. I ventured to 

 recommend them on conjecture, potatoes, 

 cabbages, carrots, hops, oliers, &c. &c. &c. 

 to try them in fmall plats, that fome cer- 

 tainty might at leaft be gained ; and as the 

 expence would be very trifling, I believe 

 the trial will be made. 



But I fhould further have obferved, that 

 the clay under the bog would in all probabi- 

 lity be an excellent manure for it, both from 

 weight and fertility ; and with the help of 

 lime, which they have at 7 s. 6 d. a chal- 

 dron, would enable them to reduce it to 

 good meadow ground. 



One objection occurred to me, which 

 can only be anfwered by a lawyer: Sup- 

 pofe a proprietor drains the moor in front 



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