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Years before, for then they are what we call 
Size-Lands, or Lands whofe Lengths and 
Breadths are already ftated and adjufted. The 
common Dimenfions of fuch ridged broad 
Lands are generally 24 or 30 Foot broad, that 
are never plowed a-crofs. On thefe Ridges 
therefore may Apple or Pear-Trees be plan- 
ted to great Advantage, and all the Interval 
Ground left as Grafs- Ground, to be fed or 
mowed. — Or fuch wet Land may be plowed 
into more narrow ridged broad Lands, that 
may confift of eight, or four, or three Bout 
Lands, as is done in Middlefex , for fowing their 
Wheat-Seed on the fame, to keep their Crops 
from being hurt by Inundations of Waters, 
On thefe narrow Lands, I fay, Apple or Pear- 
Trees may be planted, and delivered from the 
Damage of flagnating Waters, and made to 
thrive with great Expedition ; for Experience 
ihews, that Trees profper much on the Banks 
of fome Lands, and even in fome Hedges, 
more than on level Ground. But though Wa- 
ters may be thus carried off from the Ridges of 
Lands into their Side Water-Furrows, yet in 
many Places there is wanted a Receptacle to 
receive and carry off thofe Waters that fall into 
thefe Furrows. Therefore I fhall here difcover 
an excellent, new, cheap, and very expeditious 
Method of doing it, which no Author ever yet 
made known, although its Ufe is of very great 
Importance on feveral Accounts, as I fhall here, 
and more hereafter make appear. 
How 
