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or at the rate of 29. 13s. lOcl per acre, after deducting 

 all expenses. 



In another case, the flax-grower, the Hon. W. H. Eous, 

 of Worsted, Norfolk, was desirous of sowing turnip-seed 

 immediately after the flax was pulled, and of thereby 

 securing two crops in the same year. Fourteen loads of 

 manure were therefore applied to the land, and turnips 

 were obtained of so excellent a quality that samples were 

 exhibited at the North Walsham root-show. The acre in 

 question was sown with linseed onthje2nd of April, 1843. 

 The soil was a first-rate flax soil, rich light loam, in good 

 heart. The crop was abundant, averaging from three to 

 four feet in length. Some of the stalks exceeded four 

 feet four inches, and were exhibited to the Council of 

 the Eoyal Agricultural Society, at the Derby meeting. 

 Mr. Bous's account, published in the Norwich Mercury, 

 stands thus : 



s. d. 



Eent, tithe, and rates 200 



Two winter ploughings 12 



Spring harrowing-down, ploughing, sowing, 



bushing , 11 



One thousand gallons of liquid manure 15 



Three bushels of seed 1 



Weeding and pulling crop 1 2 



Steeping, drying, retying, &c 1 



Scutching 54 stones of flax, at 3s. per stone 820 



15 2 



Fifty-four stones of flax, at 9s. per stone ... 24 6 



Balance .. ..940 



It was afterwards discovered that four stones of flax had 

 been omitted, and that five stones of tow, ten bushels of 

 seed, a quantity of chaff, -and about a ton of broken stalks, 

 ought to have been added, in order to render the report 

 complete ; also the after-crop of turnips, as the rent, rates, 

 and tithe were charged to the flax-crop. Without the 



