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far the befl: mode of firft bringing 'into a6lion, and after- 

 wards by good hufbandry, of preferving the enriching quali- 

 ties of thefe lands. 



In the parifhes of TOLESHUNT DARCEY and 

 TOLESBURY, the foil confilts of a heavy compa6l earth 

 upon a (trong retentive tough clay, where little benefit has 

 as yet been derived from hollow draining; and a foil of a 

 more light and gentle nature, upon a loamy gravel, where 

 turnips are fometimes cultivated, but always prove very 

 detrimental to the fucceeding crop. 



A confiderable improvement has been lately made in the 

 rough marfhes here, by removing the ants hills ; the operation 

 is performed by chopping round the hills with a heavy adze 

 or grubbing hoe, the cutting edge of which is circular, and 

 ten and a half inches wide ; the depth of the blade, including 

 its neck to the eye (or where the handle is faftened) is eight 

 and a half inches ; from half a dozen to half a fcore ftrokes 

 will belt the largeft hill, and loofen it from its feat, which 

 is always left lower than the adjoining furface of the marfh, 

 to receive and hold the rain water, by means of which, the 

 ants are more completely deftroyed. Boys follow the grubber, 

 and carry the ants hills into the rills, and low places in the 

 marfh, and thus a confiderable increafc of furface is obtain- 

 ed, that in the courfe of a year becomes profitable by getting 

 coated with grafs, and at an expence which feldom exceeds 

 15s. per acre. 



Thexulture of coriander has been much attended to in this 

 neighbourhood, and is thus managed: old ley ground is 

 ploughed in the beginning of March, and after the furface 

 is completely pulverized, the feed is fown fourteen pounds 

 to the acre; thrice hoeing and fetting out the plants four 

 inches fquare, will coft one guinea per acre. Average pro- 

 duce locwt. per acre, I2s. per cwt. This is confidered to 

 be a very good preparation after once ploughing for wheat, 



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