186 Remarks in an Excursion into 
ones which go up the rivers to spawn, leave 
the sea for fresh water at this season of the 
year, and afford excellent sport to the angler 
in this neighbourhood. We were well in- 
formed that when the young brood go down 
to the sea, they are always preceded by some 
of the parent fish, whilst others follow close 
in their rear, to protect them on theirjourney. 
From, Lancaster to Burton the road was 
very good, being well repaired by breaking 
the stones collected from the adjoining fal- 
lows. Not many good farm houses were to be 
seen, and ‘very few cottages. The fences 
are chiefly white thorn of very vigorous 
growth, and little interrupted by ar 
timber of any kind. 
The grass land near Lancaster, as is thie 
case near most. large towns, was highly im- 
proved, and the corn and potatoes looked very 
well. Summer fallowed wheat, oats, and 
clover, or turnips, barley, and clover, are 
the usual rotation of crops; but we noticed 
a greater proportion of barley than of any 
other kind of grain. A few of the turnips 
were drilled, but the corn was invariably 
sown broad-cast. The wheat was of the old 
red lammas kind, and it is perhaps worth 
while here to remark the decided advantage 
it had the last season, over all the new and 
