iSoo. Agricultural Intelligence — England, 353 



Norfolk ^jiarterly Report, 



The backwardnefs of the lad harvefl; retarded the wheat feed, 

 and the unfavourablenefs of the after weather prevented the culti- 

 vation given from being equally good as in better feafons. Some 

 ■wheats were therefore delayed till the Spring months, which is 

 never reckoned fo good, either in quantity or quality, as thofe 

 fown in Autumn. The cultivation of the Spring crops was, how- 

 ever, as good as in the average of feafons, and the extent fown is 

 nearly the fame as ufual ; our mode of cropping preventing any 

 matt rial deviation. Both drilling and dibbling are certainly in- 

 creafing in practice, being found highly beneficiaL 



A much greater quantity of potatoes are planted this year thaii 

 common ; and many farmers are forward in their turnip feed ; 

 fome have a half, others a third fown. The drill fyftem is not 

 much followed, though it has been found to anfwer well, where 

 properly conduced. 



The appearance of the growing crops, as in all years, is extreme- 

 ly various, owing to a multitude of caufes. The wheats are much 

 mended in thofe places where they lately looked worft, and a very 

 confiderable part are as fine as in any feafon. Peas look remark- 

 ably fine, and bloom well. The barley and oats are alfo good, pro- 

 miGng to make an abundant return j and, in forwardnef*, are mucli 

 the fame as in the bcfl: of years. I underftand the grub has done 

 much damage in fome parts of the county, more than ufually hap- 

 |}ens. 



Grafs of all kinds is a great crop, and hay harveft Is now gene- 

 rally in hand. Some fields are resdy for the ftack ; as yet, no 

 price is fixed. Our markets for beef and mutton are very bare 5 

 the former fells at the enormous price of los. and los. 6d. per 

 ftone of 141b J the latter at 8d. per lb., and none really fat to be 

 met with. The lambing feafon proved remarkably favourable j 

 feldom equalled, and never exceeded, in this dlftrici;. 



At our market yeflerday, the little wheat that appeared expe- 

 rienced a further rife of 2s. or 3s. per quarter ; the millers wtre 

 the only purchafers. Barley, oats, and peas, are exceeding fcarce, 

 and fully maintain their prices. Fine wheat, 1^45., runs 1 l6i. ; 

 Fine barley, 72s. ; feconds, 60s. ; oats 52s. to 56s. j beans 74'« to' 

 76s. per quarter of 8 Wincheller bulheho 



An Agricultural Society has lately been eft:ibH{hed at Lynn, 

 ■whereof Thomas William Coke Efq. is chofen. Ptefident, and 

 the Earls Cholmondely, Spencer, Mcntrath, Clermont j Lords 

 Walpole, Petre, Wodehoufej Sir Richard Bedingfield, Sir Henry 

 Lambert, and Sir Martia B. Folkes Bart. Vice-Prefidents. The 

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