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never looked better : this mare was more bound by them than the ' 

 reft. They have a ftrong efiedl upon making the coats fine ; and 

 one or two afFefted by the greafe, were cur^d by them, as they a6t 

 as a ftrong diuretic. In this mode of application, one acre main- 

 tained fifteen about two months ; and Mr Daiken is fo well con- 

 ' vinced of the utihty of the plant, as well as many of his neighbours, 

 that he intends, and they alfo, to increafe the cultivation mnch. 



' Mr Daiken fufpefcs there are two forts of the roota baga, bc' 

 caufe feme, upon cutting, are white within, but in general yellow ; 

 otherwife of the fame external appearaiice. The yellow Is the 

 bell. ' - ■ 



Mr Lowe is very particular in defcribing the Woods and 

 Plant aiiois in this county, and tr^kes up more than one fourth 

 of die Survey, or one fifth of the whole v/ork, if the appendix 

 is included, on this fubje£t. This is a branch of an agricul- 

 tural furvey well deferving attention, and which, perhaps, has 

 been too much neglected by the generality of fur\^eyors. The 

 climate and fori of this county appear favourable to the grow- 

 ing of timber •, and v»'e notice, with pleafure, that thxC landed 

 proprietors do not negle6t this permanent and national im- 

 provement ; which we hope, from what was mentioned lafl 

 feflion of Parliament by Sir William Dolben and Mr Pierre- 

 point, will in futui'e be attended to in every enclofure bill. 



It appears that there is not much wafte land in Nottingham- 

 fhire, and that what remains' is chiefly in rabblt-v/arrens. The 

 ancient Royal forefl of Sherwood, which v/as of great extent, 

 may now be confidered as wholly disforefled *, for the foil is 

 underftood to have been granted by the Crown to different 

 lords of the manor, referving only, in forell language, the 

 ve}-t and venifony or trees and deer, v/hich laft is now entirely 

 extirpated. 



The ufe of Ihne is very imperieclly underRood in this coun- 

 ty. One gentleman conliders lime as hurtful without farm- 

 yard manure. Another has laid from i to as far as 20 ciial- 

 ders, or 640 bufhels, on an acre of coid clay foil, and found 

 no benefit whatever. A third limed part of a red clayey lo^m, 

 and dtmged the whole, but faw no difference in the crop j and 

 where the heaps v.^ere laid, nothing has grov»'n fince. From 

 thefe particulars, Mr Lowe concludes that the benefit of lime 

 on clays is not fully eftablilhed. 



We have often remarked, that lime has, in many inftances, 

 been ufed at random, no inquiry being made, nor attention 

 paid, to the condition of the foil, whether it has been over- 

 cropped and worn out, or has lately been refrefhed with grafs, 

 or enriched by dung. From inattention to tJiefe particulars, 



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