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in aid of Such System, but these are not miany. Mr. Whit- bread bas allüded to Some, and I intend to Submit a wißle more to his better judgment, and to reserve What[ have far- tber to remark ou tbis Subject until your next number.

After your engraving 1wo of my plans of underdraining, in your läst Spring Number, done in Elkington's best me- tbod, I must confess my Surprise was great, in observing a Plan in your Magazine for December, performed wiih'a great many Shallow drains, by an acquaintance of your re- Spectable correspondent Agricola Norfolciensis, who may depend upon its not answering his future expectations; these Shallow drains will Socver or later choak up, as I bave found by experience, whercas if the drain A, which he properly calls the main drain, bad been performed in the manner I described, it would have effectually drawn off the water, and Stood firm for ages, and not been attended with half the ex- Ppense. 1intend Sending you a drawing of Elkington's borer for one of your future Numbers, which I thought of convey- ing to you before this, but having lent it out, I could not get it home again for more than twelve months.

FE have thought the above remarks the more necessary, as A. N. 83y8, in his postscript, Mr. Rix is 50 thoroughly con- vinced of the atility and advantage of the method he has Pursued, tbat he is now preparing a Second meadow, lying near the foot of the one jJust improved, for a Similar pro- Cess.

A.N. with many others, complain that Some parts oftheir farms are peculiarly Subject to mildew, and consequently the wheat crops receiving material injury; but this mislortune IS »agily obviated, by Sowing the bearded or Spring-wbeat, which 18 growing yvearly more and more in repute, and now otten 50wn and Seeded down the Same as barley.

hams Sir; Your obedient Servant, Chadwick Manor, Worcestershare, HCARPENTER. March 13,"'1807-.

CURSORY OBSERVATIONS ON THE GREAT AND RAPID INCREASE OF THE POOR RATES.

To the Lditor of the Agricultural Magazine. SERT M ANY and loud have been the complaints of the“ great FE increase of Poor's Rates," and many have been the re- medies piescribed; but it bids defiance 10 all prescriptious, and the real remedy is perhaps at as great a diStance as ever.