l8oo. Review of NottinghamJIj'ire Survey, 09 



words, that they appear to be the Avena Stipiformi's of Lin- 

 naeus. Our author Ihould have attended that he was writing 

 for farmers, and not for botanifts. 



But the greateft improvement on foreft lands is, where they 

 are permanently enclofed. We extrafl, with much fatisfac- 

 tion, what is ftated concerning the Duke of Newcallle's im- 

 provements on the land at Clumber-park, v/hich originally was 

 ^ mean heathy foil. — 



* Amongft thefe, deferves to be named, in the firft place, Clum- 

 ber-park, belonging to his Grace the Duke of Newcaflle, between 

 ten and eleven miles round, and containing in the whole about 4000 

 acres, v/hich may be faid to be a new creation within thefe thirty 

 years : at which time it was a black heath, full of rabbits, having 

 a narrow river running through it, with a fmally boggy c.lofe or two. 

 But now, befides a magnificent manfion, and noble lake and river, 

 with extenfive plantations, which will be particularly noticed here* 

 after, above 2000 acres are brought into a regular and excellent 

 courfe of tillage ;^ maintaining, at the fame time, between three and 

 four thoufand flieep, and are all in hi_s Grace's own occupation. 



' The following courfts and pra6tices of hufbandry, ufed in Clum- 

 ber-park, were communicated to me by Mr Birket, his Grace's farm- 

 er, a very aftive and intelligent perfon. 



* On the hejl Land. — Firft year, turnips ; fecond, barley ; third, 

 clover ; fourth, wheat ; fiftli, turnips ; fixth, barley ; feventh, feed ; 

 which lye from five to fix years. 



' On had Land. — Firft, turnips ; fecond, oats, with feeds, which 

 lye as before. The whins are ftubbed conftantly, to hinder his being 

 obliged to break up fooner. He keeps a year's ftock of dung be- 

 fore hand, and lays it on for turnips in autumn, ploughing diredly. 

 He harrows and gets out the twitch, (called In fome counties couch 

 grafs) as ufual In the Spring. He lays two chalders, or eight quar- 

 ters of lime an acre for turnips, but never alter In that gourfe. ' 



The following paflage on the culture of roota baga^ or 

 Swedilh turnip, we recommend to the attention of our 

 readers. — 



* The roota baga, or Swedlfli turnip, is now cultivated by a 

 few farmers in this diftrift. It appears to be i'uperlor to the com- 

 mon turnip In many refpcCts, particularly in hardinefs, as it itood 

 the lall ftvere Winter without the lealf Injury. It is ate with 

 gveedinefs by all animals, froin the horfe to the fwine. Sheep 

 prefer it to all others ; but the material advantage that has been 

 made of it, Is the fubftltuting It for corn in the food of draugli^ 

 liorfcs ; in which it has been found to anfwer the wlih of every 

 ptrfon who has yet tried It. The turnips are pur into a tub or 

 barrel, and cut {null wiih :^,u iiillriju'icni like an liye, vt'ith the 



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