Ij2 On the expence of inahing Thorn hedges ^ \Sc. May 



rooftinc^ over night upon fome trees contiguovis to the turnip field, 

 and never coming near to the houl'e. At the feafting fealon of 

 the enfuing Chrilhr.as and New-Year's dav, a number of. them 

 were killed for family entertainments and prefents to fiieuds, 

 -when they were found full in rielli and delicate in flavour: in 

 ihort, in all refi)ccls ia the higheli: condicion, akhougli they had 

 tailed nothing but what they had picked for tliemfelves in the 

 turnip field. 



In the company where 1 obtained this anecdote, from one of 

 the Ladies of the f*imily to whom the Turkies belonged, a Gen- 

 tleman prefent was very particular in his inquiries as to the fla- 

 vour of the fowls ; he iuformed us that the reafon of his being fo 

 particular was, that long ago he had been invited to a dinner by 

 Sir James Nafmyth of New PoiTo, where a Turkey was to be 

 lerved up which had been fed folely upon the common field tur- 

 nip, but that the turnip flavour of the Turkey when brought lo 

 table proved fo overcomingly ilrong, that it was inftantly difmif- 

 led without being diilcCied. 1 am, 



Your Conftant reader, 



C.F. 

 Tiveeddaky Jan. 12, 1803. 



TO THE C0N2")UCT0R OF THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



On the exbence atUnding the inahing of Thorn hedges, and training 



them vp. 



•Sir, 



The expence of fencing land is impcrfeclly underflood by 

 many people ; this induces me to trouble you with fome efli- 

 niates of the charge of inclofing with hedge and ditch, on farms 

 remaining in an ©pen Hate, which 1 hope, may afford fatisfado- 

 ry iuformatiou to your readers. 



Suppofe a Landlord lets a farm for 19 years, and binds the 

 Tenant to inclofe fald farm, with ditch and thorn hedge ; the 

 Landlord binds himtelf to pay the Tenant the value of training up 

 tliolc hedges, that are a good fence at the end of the tack — and 

 to make good the agreement, the Tenant fets to work, and in- 

 doles the whole farm the firft year. 



What may thofc hedges coll the Tenant, to train up, at tlie 

 enU of the tack, per rood of fix ells ? 



Ditch 



