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faving of manure is alfo in this mode another objed of attention, a toit 

 being fufTicient for five or fix acres. 



The irrigators are certainly a clafs of valuable agriculturifls, and 

 clefcrvinp of every poflible encouragement, even allowing that they aifed 

 only two blatics of grals, where one grew before ; but they produce ati in« 

 creafc, In many inllances, of more than a hundred fold ; and, by TkII un- 

 derdraining, and afterwards irrigating, have converted many hundred acres 

 of mere bog, where the foot neither of man nor beall could tread f^fely 

 without the urmoft precaution, into firm ground, and produced luxu- 

 riant and vi'holefome htrbage for the flock and the herd. Want of wa- 

 ter has, however, this feafon, in many cafes, much circumfcribed their 

 operations ; the fprings having been fcveral m)nths pafl fo extremely 

 low, as not to afford the neceffary fupply ; a circumftance which alarms 

 alfo other defcriptiona of agriculturills, it being an opinion pretty ge- 

 nerally adopted from obfervation, and not dcflitute of rational f'upport* 

 that when the fprings are low, the price of corn is low alfo ; and vice 

 vetfa, when the flrong lands are faturated with water, they become dif- 

 ficult to be tilled, generally produce a meagre crop, inferior both in 

 quantity and quality ; whereas, the weflern part of this county rarely 

 complains of too much moiflure. 



Upon the whole, as the barley, oats, peas and beans promifc a full 

 average crop, and as there will at harveft remain a confidcrable flock of 

 old wheat on hand, though the prefent appearance of the latter on the 

 light lands is by no means flattering, it feems highly probable, that 

 none of thefe articles will obtain high prices in the following winter ; 

 Indeed, an apprehenfion that they may not reach a price equal to the 

 reafonable hopes of the farmer is more dreaded j 1 fay dreaded, for 

 /hould any caufe arife fufficient to damp that enterprizing fpirit, whica 

 has lately been fo eminently, and fo univerfally exerted, we may be- 

 come dangeroufly dependent for a neceffary fupply of the ftaff of life on 

 foreign countries. It requires a peculiarity of circumflances and fitua- 

 tions, fuch as fall not to the lot of the generality of agriculturiib, to in- 

 duce, or indeed to juftify them in an eager purfuit of an unprofitable 

 fpeculation. 



The price both of lean and fat flock of aill dcfcriptions continues 

 lirgh. 



Wool, though the war lias caft a damp upon trade, is expedled to 

 maintain a good price : The grower hopes to receive for hu Norfolk 

 and Southdown, from 50s. to 54s. per tod of 28 lib. — Ju-y y. 



Lincolnjljire ^tarterly Report. 



The fevefal crops of corn and hay in this county may, on the wh'>tep 

 be reported as promifing to yield the farmer an abundant return: in- 

 deed, the feafon has been remarkably favourable for our low lying la. ds, 

 which are generally of excellent quality, and capable of producir,' a 

 Weight of grain equal to what is raifed upon the bed foils ivt the :;. ^ "', 

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