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 draining— but much innproved by It ; fuch 

 in fome parts of E^ngland 2LXt greatly mend^ 

 ed by tenants draining — but even in this 

 cafe, they are very flow in their operations, 

 and generally take a long leafe to improve 

 half a farm, the tedloufnefs of which con- 

 duct anfwers very little the purpofes of a 

 landlord. 



Whatever be the nature of the draining 

 required,- by all means let it be the land- 

 lord's bufmefs and he may <lepend on 



the eafinefs of paying himfclf, in rent, ex- 

 cellent interefi: for his money. 



Bogs and marflies are not the fubject of 

 our prefent enquiry, they come under the 

 head of uncultivated land. What I fliall 

 therefore confine myfelf to at prefent, is the 

 draining wet and arable grafs lands that 

 are in culture. 



The firfl attention to be given to this 

 improvement, confifls in examining the 

 ditches j to fee if a fufficient defcent is al- 

 ready in being, to carry the water clean 

 from tiie farm, till this is efFecled, it is in 

 vain to begin the work of the fmaller 

 drains i — and as the whole farm is at the 

 ^am«c time wew fencing, this part of the 



bufmefs 



