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. The firfl water-meadow I faw was at Diflj- 

 ley, at the late Mr. Bakevv<rirs. The operation 

 was performed on a very poor piece of land, 

 which had been nearly overgrown with rufhes. 

 Mr. Bakeweli told me the ruflies had been 

 killed by the water: but I am apt to think 

 their extermination fliould be atrributed to,the 

 frequent cutting them, and letting in the wa- 

 ter •, for, being fo full of pith, they would con- 

 tain a great quantity of water ; and, the froft 

 coming upon them in that condition, they mufl 

 inevitably perifh. To cut rufhes is one means 

 of deftroying them, if done late in the ieafon, 

 fo as to leave the pith open in the winter. Cat- 

 tle were feeding, in the fummer, on the grafs of 

 this water-meadow, to the great profit of the 

 owner. They were very fat, and were the firft 

 I had ever feen fball-fed in fummer. 



All land intended to be converted into wa- 

 ter-meadow fliould be particularly well under- 

 drained before any water is let on it; as the 

 under-drains will be of infinite ufe, ading like 

 a drainer, by drawing the fuperfiuous water 

 from the furface, and leaving the lediment be- 

 hind. This, furface or top-drains would not 

 do effedlually. When 



