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coloured loam, upon a gravel and brown tender clay/through 

 which are inter fperfed fome very good paftures, and a fmall 

 fkirting of tolerable meadows upon the river Colne. 



In the corporation of Colchefter, which comprehends' 

 fifteen pari flies, and of which, Greenftead, Bere Church, 

 or Weft Donyland, Lexden, and Mile End, are the four 

 out pariflies, and annexed thereto ; about one-third of the 

 arable land lies in half-yearly common fields, the inclofing 

 of which, and throwing it into feveraUy, is much defired by 

 the moil intelligent perfons in that neighbourhood. 



The hulbandry which prevails moft generally through 

 this diftridl, is to fallow, dung and prepare for fowing 

 turnips broadcaft, about Old Midfummer ; ufing from one 

 quart to three pints of feed to the acre. As the land may 

 be more or lefs foul, or the crop may be found to require 

 it, the turnips are hoed once or twice, cofting from 5s. to 8s. 

 per acre. The turnips are generally fed off with fheep, and 

 the land fown with barley upon once ploughing, ufing from 

 twelve to fourteen pecks of feed, and the fame number of 

 pounds of red clover to the acre. The clover is mown or 

 fed off, and fucceeded by wheat upon the ley, about twelve 

 pecks of feed to the acre ; a portion of the wheat ftubbles 

 are generally fown with tares or rye for fpring food, and 

 then prepared for turnips in courfe. The wheat ftubbles 

 are fometimes fown with peas or oats, and then fucceeded 

 by a preparation for turnips, and when the clover miflTes 

 plant, brank or buckwheat, four bulhels to the acre is fown, 

 ftands for a crop, and is fucceeded by wheat in like manner 

 as upon a clover ley. 



Buckwheat has been ploughed in for manure when in full 

 bloffbm, but is not found to anfwer. 



The expence incurred in the firft: coft arid application of 

 manure, noticed in the journal of this diftridl, applies very 



generally 



