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‘Husbands do fufpeét, thatthe gathering up of Flints in Flinty Ground, and 
Taying them on heaps (which is much ufed) is ne good Husbandry for hat. 
they would keep the Ground warm.. roa dist97:-4090 aie 
_/ The fixth help of Ground is, by Watring and Irrigation, which is in} 
/twomanners ; The oneby Letting in, and Shutting out Waters, at feafon-} 
-abletimess for Water,at fomefeafons, and with reaionable ftay, dothgood; | 
but at fome other, feafons, and with too long ftay, doth hurt. And this | 
ferveth onely for Meadows, whichare along fome River... ‘The other way | 
is tobring Water from fome hanging Grounds, where there are Springs |) 
into the lower Grounds, carrying itin fome long Furrows 5; and from thofe |) 
Furrows, drawingit traverfetofpredthe Water: Andthis maketh an excel |) 
lent improvement, both for Corn and Grafs. Itis the richer, if thofe hang-. 
‘ing Grounds, be fruitful, becaufe it wafheth off fome of the fatnefs of the 
‘Earth; but howfoever it profiteth much. Generally wherethere are gréat 
overflows in Fens, or the like, the drowning of them in the Winter, maketh 
the Summer following more fruitful; The caufe may be for, that it keepech_ 
the Ground warm, and nourifheth it. But the Fen-men hold,that the Sewers | 
mutt be kept fo, asthe Water may not ftay toolong inthe Spring, till the }) 
| Weeds .and Sedge be grown up;: for thencthe Ground will be like a Wood 
| which: keepeth out the Sun, and fo continueth the wet ; whereby it will 
| never graze (to purpofe) that year. Thus much for Irrigation; but for | 
Avoidances, and Drainings of Water, where there is too much, andthe | 
helps of Ground in that kinde, wefhall {peak of them in anotherplace. |. 
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