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rious tnatter in it, fuch as, fliclls grated and 

 broken to pieces by the tide; and alfo of falts. 

 The fmaller the fand is, the more ealily it pene- 

 trates- the clay; but it abides lefs time in it than 

 the larger. 



The next bed fand is that warned down by rains 

 on gravelly foils. Thofe which are dry and light 

 are the word. Small gritty gravel has alfo been 

 recommended by the bell writers on Agriculture 

 for thefe foils; and in many inftances I have found 

 them to anfwer the purpofe. 



Shells, marie, afhes, and all animal and vege- 

 table fubdances, are very good manures for clay; 

 but they have been found mod beneficial when 

 fand is mixed with them. Lime has been often 

 ufed, but I would not recommend it, for I never 

 found any advantage from it fingly, when applied 

 to clays. 



The crops mod fuitable for fuch lands arc, 

 wheat, beans, cabbages, and rye-grafs. Clover 

 feldom fuccceds, nor indeed any plants whofe roots 

 require depth, and a wide fpread in the earth. 



idly. Chalk. — Chalky foils are generally dry 

 and warm, and, if there be a tolerable depth of 



mould, 



