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and then have them chopped in pieces and 

 fpiead about the land : if there are any 

 great inequahties of foil, fach as fmall hi!- 

 locks, or pits, &c, they fhould all be level- 

 led : thefe works are indifpenfabie, for with- 

 out them even draining will not have its 

 e{fe6l of making profitable pafiures and 

 meadows; there cannot be a moment's 

 doubt of thefe works anfwering greatly, 

 fmce they undoubtedly decide the point of 

 the foil being ivafle or prcfitahJe. 



As to manuring for a landlord, it is only 

 the expenfive lafting forts that they can 

 with propriety attempt ; fuch as marie, 

 chalk, or clay. When a gentleman polTef- 

 fes a traft of dry light or fandy land, the 

 rent of which for want of fertility is very 

 low ; in no cafe can he expend his money 

 to greater advantage, than in digging fuch 

 manures and carting them in large quan- 

 tities on to the land : this is another of 

 thofe improvements the benefit of which 

 are fo extremely clear, that all common 

 farmers execute themfelves, if they have 

 money enough; a gentleman cannot defire 

 a ftronger teft of the immenfe profit at- 

 tending the pra6lice. The lands upon 

 which this improvement is to be recom- 

 mended. 



