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Through ELMSTEAD, FRATING and WI VENHOE, 



the foil produces very good turnips, nor is any material diffe- 

 rence difcoverable till you approach the broken country about 

 ARLESFORD, where the fand and gravelly hills improve 

 towards the marfhes, which border upon the river Colne. 

 Crofling that river, and proceeding weft towards FINGER- 

 INGHOE, EAST and V/EST DONYLAND, the foil 

 is of a dry and mellow nature, and applicable to the culture 

 of turnips^ upon a general and extenfive fcale. Proceeding 

 thence foutherly, beyond the Roman River, towards LAYER 

 DE LA HAY, GREAT and LITTLE BIRCH, a light 

 fand and gravelly foil, which gradually improves northerly, 

 and at COPTFORD forms a deep tradable hazel coloured 

 loam, upon a brown tender clay, with a fmall intermix- 

 ture of gravel. A vein of blue chalky clay has been worked 

 in this parilh, and is applied in the following proportions 

 and expence per acre, viz. 



Stubbing, filling and fpreading fifty load?, at 3d. 



per load __________ 012 6 



Four horfes, and two tumbrells, two and a half 



days, at I2s. per day — — — — — __iioo 

 Driver two and a half days, at is, 6d. per day 030 

 Allowance of beer upon ftubbing, filling, fpreading, 



and the driver's wages 15s. 6d. at 2d. in the 



fhilling - ----___-_o27 



£• ~"T 



which drefling is fuppofed to remain in force for twenty 

 years. 



From Coptford, north to STANWAY, a light gravel 

 and fandy loam upon a dry fliarp gravel, which foil much 

 improves towards LEXDEN. Thence northerly through 

 MILE END, and the other villages furrounding, and 

 attached to the Borough of COLCHESTER, a deep hazel 



coloured 



