Draining. 
turfed to the bottom, so that cattle can gtaze without 
any loss of herbage; no water ever stands; and Croome 
is now noted for its dryness, as well as being well kept; 
and although the house is surrounded with 1,400 acres, 
under his own inspection, you do not see a tree, bush, 
or thistle, growing upon it, undesigned or out of place. 
It may very justly be stiled a pattern farm to this king¬ 
dom, from its well-formed plantations, and its judicious 
and extensive drains. He has a beautiful breed of the 
Holderness, or Yorkshire cattle. 
On a farm called the Sink, lately purchased and 
taken in hand by A. Lechmere, Esq. draining is now 
carrying on with great spirit. I was shewn one of the 
main outlets covered in, and communicating with 
other drains, in which borings have been made where 
thought necessary; this main outlet produces a con¬ 
stant perennial stream, and has done so in the driest sea¬ 
son ever since its construction : tiles are used in form¬ 
ing tne drain, twelve inches long, about three inches 
and a half wide, and three inches and a half deep. 
Mr. Carpenter shewed me a tract of land, of upwards 
of 60 acres, formerly a peat bog, which he had drained 
by Mr. Elkington’s method, and converted into good 
meadow land; it now forms part of Chadwick Manor 
Farm, on the west side of Bromsgrove Lickey, part 
being old, and part new, enclosure; the principal out¬ 
let from which forms a considerable perennial stream, 
issuing out from it and falling into the brook below; 
the following is his own account of it: 
“ For the speedy improvement of this land, I am in¬ 
debted to Mr. Elkington, and must acknowledge the 
benefit I received from his advice; he came to take a 
survey of the bog intended to be drained, when I 
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