188 | Remarks in an Excursion into 
Burton is by no means hilly, it is finely varied 
by asuccession of gentle swells. Almost every 
field partakes more or less of some of them, 
but they do not appear to hinder the cultiva- 
tion in any respect. The surface of a great 
part of the noted Filde land is similarly 
marked. Inthe celebrated vale of Evesham, 
it is the constant aim of the farmer to iniitate 
these natural undulations, on his low grounds, 
by plowing his broad lands invariably in one 
direction, and thereby gradually drawing the 
soil higher into the centre of them. 
From Burton to Kendal the road passes 
through a well cultivated country not remark- 
able for any peculiarity of management. We 
met no other but single horse carts: one dri- 
ver has generally the care of two or three of 
them, and the horses are so accustomed to 
follow each other in line, that when the di- 
rection of the leading one is changed, a car- 
riage has no difficulty in passing the rest. 
With a view to the protection of the roads, 
an attempt was made a few years ago, to in- 
troduce these carts generally, without success. 
Those we met were mostly laden with lime, 
which appeared the chief article used in 
dressing the summer fallows. The clover 
was very good, and generally fed off by well 
sized sheep. Gate posts, an expensive article 
