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taken out of the grips on to the land, amongst which, as soon as 
it is tolerably dry (the season, of course, permitting), oats and 
red and white clover, and rye-grass, are sown. The oats are not 
expected to be a good crop : they are merely sown as a protection 
for the seeds, as what is chiefly wanted is to have a good coating 
of seeds. They are sometimes pastured, and would be better to 
remain so for two years. They are then followed by wheat or 
potatoes. 
I have now stated, to the best of my knowledge, in a general 
way, the method of warping. I will, in the next place, give a 
short statement of the quantity of land that has been w arped by 
this individual drain. 
An Act of Parliament was originally obtained for the purpose 
of warping about 1600 acres in the townships of Goole, Swinefleet, 
and Reedness; and the drain was opened in 1821. These 1600 
acres were divided into three compartments, and were all of them 
warped once over before the end of 1826. 
It was considered necessary to procure an Act of Parliament; 
for although the parties were very desirous of the improvement, 
yet there being some of it church property, some leasehold, and 
some under trust for schools, it required the clauses of an Act of 
Parliament strictly to define how and by whom the different pay- 
ments were to be made. This Act gave power to the owners and 
trustees of lands adjoining the aforesaid townships, by giving 
certain notices, to avail themselves of certain of the clauses ; and 
by subsequent agreements a great deal more was added to the 
original quantity. 
The drain was extended along the edge of the peat-moss (which 
was too high to allow the water to flow any distance up it) towards 
the township of Eastoft, where a considerable tract of land was 
warped — about 800 acres in quantity. About 500 acres were 
warped in Witgift and Ousefleet; and about 250 in Crowle, 
Yorkshire moors. In addition to these, about 450 acres have 
been embanked this year in the townships of Haldenby, Fockerby, 
and Adlingfleet, and are now under the process of being warped, 
making in all — 
1600 in Goole, Swinefleet, and Reedness. 
800 „ Eastoft. 
500 „ Witgift and Ousefleet. 
250 ,, Crowle, Yorkshire moors. 
450 „ Haldenby, Fockerby, and Adlingfleet. 
3600 acres. 
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