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of crossing these when cultivating between the cane rows. 

 This system may answer on porous soil, but on stiff clay 

 lands it fails signally, each cane row holding water like 

 a basin." 



Such a possibility was not overlooked at Vryheid's 

 Lust. As a matter of fa6l however no inconvenience on 

 this score has been experienced so far in the three fields 

 at Montrose, which are situated near the front in stiff 

 soil, and it is believed that no trouble from cane rows 

 holding water in the manner described by Mr. RusSELL, 

 will be experienced if only because of the existing tile 

 drains running at right angles to the open drains and 

 into them. It will be understood that the new open 

 drains, running at right angles to the tiles, render access 

 to the latter very easy, and the tiles being open at every 

 three rods, cleaning them out is a very simple matter. 

 These anticipations have since so far been fully justified. 



This is praftically the length to which we have at 

 present gone. 



In conclusion I may say that I shall be very happy to 

 show any Planters present, round the cultivation of 

 Vryheid's Lust and Montrose^ and let them see what 

 has been done, and I cannot conclude this reading, 

 (your very kind attention to which 1 beg leave gratefully 

 to acknowledge), without referring to the great interest 

 which the Manager of Vryheid's Lust, Mr. JUNOR, has 

 taken, and the great assistance he has rendered, in the 

 work referred to in this paper. 



