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die Country much more Healthy ; for thofe that have 
3000 Acres, have fcarce cleared 600 Acres thereof, 
which is peculiarly termed the Plantation, being fur- 
rounded with the 2400 Acres of Woods ; fo that there 
can be no free or even motion of the Air, but the Air 
is kept either ftagnant, or the lofty Sulphurous Particles 
of the Air, that are higher than the tops of the Trees, 
which are above as high again as the generality of the 
Woods vn England, descending when they pafs over the 
cleared fpots of Ground, muft needs in the violent heat 
of Summer, raife a preternatural Ferment, and produce 
bad Efle&s. Nor is it any Advantage to their Stocks,or 
Crops for did they but drain their Swamps, and Low- 
Lands, they have a very deep Soil, that would endure 
Planting 20 or 30 Years, and fome would fcarce ever 
be worn out, but te ever longer better, for they might 
lay them all Winter, or when they pleaftd in Water, and 
the Producft of their Labour would be double or treble, 
whether Corn or Tobacco ; and that this is no fond Pro- 
jection, (though when I have difcourfed the fame to 
feveral, and in part fhewn them how their particular 
Grounds might be drained at a very eafie rate) they 
have either been fo conceited of their old way, fo fbt- 
tifh as not to apprehend, or fo negligent as not to ap- 
ply themfelves thereto. But on the Plantation where I 
lived, I drained a good large Swamp, which fully an- 
fwered expedition. The Gentlewoman where I lived, 
was a very Acute Ingenious Lady who one day Dif- 
courfing the Overfeer of her Servants, about pitching 
the enliiing Year's Crop. The Overfeer was naming 
one place where he defigned to Plant 30000 Plants, ano- 
ther place for 15000, another for ioooo, and fo forth 
the whole Crop, defigned to be about 100000 Plants; 
Having obferved the Year before he had done the like, 
and fcattered his Crop up and down the Plantation, at 
places a Mile, or a Mile and a half afunder, which was 
very 
