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The crops of the large farmers are greater than those of the small, 

 owing to their sowing more turnips, and vetches, and consequently 

 keeping a larger folding stock. Some of the arable land being in 

 common field is in the following course, ist. Wheat, 2d. Barley, 

 3d. Clover, Vetches, Potatoes, &c. and then Wheat again. These 

 crops are comparatively small ; wheat is found to succeed better 

 after flax, or hemp {provided they be not seeded) than after potatoes, 

 or beans. 



Irrigation is not much practised ; there is indeed near the town 

 of Ilminster some land watered with the wash of the town, the 

 good effects of which are manifest. In general it is thought that 

 the water issuing, or washed from poor hills, is of little service ; 

 and they say that watering in the summer, will rot the sheep. 



Fallowing is not practised ; the prevailing opinion is, that corn 

 crops equally good may be obtained after turnips, clover, potatoes, 

 peas, vetches, beans, hemp, flax, &c. (if well manured and kept 

 clean) with those after a compleat summer fallow. " These are 

 enlightened farmers 1" 



Let any man visit this country, view their crdps, and the con- 

 dition of the land, and many arguments will not be necessary, to 

 make him an antifaUoivist, at least on soils like these. 



The large farmers carry all their dung on their pasture land (ex- 

 cellent!) and support their arable by folding, lime, horn shavings, 

 rags, &c. but the small farmers act directly the reverse ; the large 

 farmers all plough with oxen; the small farmers with horses. A 

 renter of sixty pounds per year, must keep three horses, for he can- 

 not plough with less ; and one of five hundred pounds per year will 

 not keep more than eight ; here is a comparative saving -of twenty 

 horses, and justifies my former predilection for large corn farms. 



The largest uninclosed, upland, common in this district, is the 

 forest of Neroche, containing about eight, or nine hundred acres. 



The right of stocking on this common, belongs to the parishes of 

 Ilminster, White Lackington, Donyat, Broadway, and others ; and 

 in regard to quantity, is unlimited. For want of proper draining, 

 this common rots the sheep, and is of very little value. If inclosed, 

 drained, and cultivated, it might be made worth from twelve to 

 Swenty-five shillings per acre. 



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