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 accrues from this excellent practice, for 

 the drained fields are ready in the fpring 

 for the plough, before the others can be 

 touched ; it is well known how pernicious 

 it is to any land to plough or harrow it 

 while wet. 



This excellent practice his Lordfliip ex- 

 perienced as he expected, fome years be- 

 fore his example was followed by any of 

 his tenants. But at laft the advantages 

 attending it opened their eyes, and fome 

 of the mod: unprejudiced executed in 

 their farms what they were convinced 

 fucceedcd fo greatly in their landlords; 

 and accordingly I viewed fome fields of the 

 tenants that were drained in this way, and 

 in a very effectual manner. 



His Lordfhip's management in laying 

 down and keeping his grafs lands, is wor- 

 thy of univerfal imitation, as a fpirit of 

 culture has brought forth a fertility and 

 richnefs of pafture beyond any thing I re- 

 member to have feen. The method of lay- 

 ing down is this : Oats are fown (under 

 ieeded) upon land that has been exceedingly 

 well fallowed for a year and half, by many 

 ploughings, harrowings, £?c By which 

 operations the furface is laid moft com- 

 pletely level, Co that not the haft trace 

 of a furrow is to be diftinguifhed; with 

 the corn, 12 lb. of white Dutch clover, and 

 T 3 eight 



