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called Halfell-Mofs, which about thirty years 

 ago, was not, on an average, worth i d. an 

 acre : Turfs were dug out of part of it for 

 burning. Mr. Edward Segar, of Barton- 

 Houfe, who polTerTed a confiderable part of it, 

 began the improvement of it, which has 

 fince been conducted by Mr. Parke, of £»/- 

 verpoo/. 



It was fo very foft, that no cattle could go 

 on it during the greater! part of the year ; 

 for which reafon the firfr. bufinefs was drain- 

 ing. It was for that purpofe divided into 

 fields of about two acres each, by ditches 

 five feet wide at top, three feet deep, and 

 three feet wide at bottom ; the digging 

 thefe cuts coil: ^d. per rood. 



In about a year the ditches were half 

 clofed up , and all cleaned out again. Then 

 another year elapfed before any further im- 

 provement was undertaken : This time was 

 given it for a gradual draining, that the fur- 

 face might be tolerably firm for the bearing 

 of men and hories. 



At the end of the fecond year it was con- 

 folidated enough to bear men for paring and 

 burning it, which was performed in winter, 

 two or three inches deep. The paring cods 

 7 s. per acre, and the burning is. td. 



After this it was ploughed with one horie 

 in boots, mod with boards of an oval iliape, 

 eighteen inches wide, which enabled the 

 horfc to move fecurely upon the bog. The 



turfs 



