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stock kept, and the land was overrun with 

 game and rabbits, of which the extensive woods 

 held a large stock. The woods mainly served 

 as game covert, though there was some fair 

 timber, but the single trees in the arable land 

 offered considerable difficulties to cultivation. 

 The soil is of a heavy character, sub-soil clay 

 and gravel, and in some places is of a brashy 

 nature, while much of it lies very wet." 



As the owner was unable to comply with the 

 Committee's wishes to bring the arable land 

 again under the plough, and to convert some of 

 the pasture to arable, the estate was entered 

 upon and possession taken by the Committee. 

 Three good neighbouring farmers, Messrs. 

 Johnston, Sadler, and Fortune, agreed to 

 cultivate the land in accordance with a scheme 

 framed by the Committee through their 

 Executive Officer, and this resulted in 447 

 acres of corn being added to the supply of the 

 nation, and in the grass land carrying twice 

 the head of stock it carried previously. It 

 is interesting to note that 17 acres of oats 

 grown by the owner yielded only 20 quarters, 

 weighing 28 lb. per bushel ! 



Nevertheless, the last act of this comedy has 

 not yet been played. It is possible for the 

 ground landlord, after the community has 

 immensely improved the fertility of the soil, 

 to present a claim for damages ! Thus we 

 see, under laws provided with loopholes for 



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