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DISTRICT THE FIFTH. 



Strong heavy mixed foil upon a brown clay, or brick 

 earth, a gravelly loam, and a tough red clay or 

 tile earth. 



Beginning at ABBERTON, where the land lying 

 fouth of the church, and hanging towards LANGENHOE 

 and PELDON, confifts of a (Irong heavy foil upon a tile 

 earth, which has been chalked with very good efFeil in the 

 proportion, and at the expence following per acre: 

 Eight waggon loads of chalk, firft coft los. 6d. 



per load at the wharf, or landing-place - 4 4. o 

 Carting and fpreading at 7s. per load — 2150 



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The efFe6l of which, as a manure is thought to operate for 

 fifteen or twenty years, during which time, and for a con- 

 flderable period after, the land will remain more tradable 

 and eafier managed. From Peldon to LITTLE and 

 GREAT WIGBOROUGH, the foil is fimilar to the laft 

 defcribed, but much the ftrongeft round the church upon the 

 hill at GREAT WIGBOROUGH. At VIRLEY and 

 SALCOTE the land in general forms a ftrong deep good 

 ftaple upon a brick earth, which gradually fleetens as the 

 country rifes towards TOLESHUNT KNIGHTS, LAYER 

 BRETON, and LAYER MARNEY, where the foil 

 confifts of a thin cold clay, upon a tile earth, and a Hmilar 

 foil, though fomewhat better ftaplcd upon a gravelly loam. 



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