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Article XIII. 



On divers Articles of Norfolk Hujbandry. 



[By a Gentleman Farmer near Norwich.] 



Dear Sir, 



N anfwer to your enquiry about the fetting of 

 wheat: — From my own obfervations near home, 

 and the information of others from different parts 

 of this county, I find it is become general, and this 

 year almoft univerfal, owing in part, perhaps, to 

 the high price that grain now bears. 



We have neither hit upon, nor indeed attempted 

 any other courfe of crops on our ftrong heavy lands 

 than thofe we pra&ife on our light foils. Turnips 

 well hoed twice are equally cultivated upon both, 

 and without any material inconvenience to the far- 

 mer, or injury to the land. On the light foils, we 

 feed them oif with flock in the field where they 

 grow: On heavy wet lands, we draw them and 

 carry them off in light carts, to be eaten either in 

 fome grafs or unploughed Hubble field, or in the 

 houfes or yards at home. 



I prefer the latter practice much, and have al- 

 ways ufed it, although the greater part of my farm 



would 



