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found, and excepting where the land has been 
over tilled, the acrid and sourer ones are sel- 
dom seen. 
Our second day at Keswick was spent upon 
the lake, from which we had a perpetual suc- 
cession of the most enchanting views. We 
had also excellent sport with pike, the wind 
being easterly. Our books on angling tell us 
that pike seldom feed on perch, and advise us 
to keep at home, when the wind is easterly. 
Here a live perch is the usual bait, and aneast 
wind the most desirable. 
We were much surprised to see the pro- 
mising crops of oats and barley which were 
growing upon Latrig, according to Mr. Otley, 
880 feet above Keswick and 1100. higher 
than the sea. As thisis about one third of the 
height of Skiddaw, it would be fair to con- 
clude that it is higher than any of those situ- 
ations in Lancashire, where we had seen the 
growth of corn so unsuccessfully attempted. 
We could not. however help thinking, not- 
withstanding these more fortunate experi- 
ments, that it is wiser to plant the better as- 
pects of high hills, and in the end more pro- 
fitable. Manure is in every instance carried 
up at a great expence, and very liable, with 
the crop, to be washed away by the storms 
