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oak, and hornbeam, though in Danbury Park, which hangs 

 to the fouth, and is fituate about midway of the hill, by 

 far the largefl: and beft growth of fweet chefnuts are to be 

 feen of any in the county. 



Defcending towards SANDON, a blue and white fub- 

 foil appears to unite with, and continue through tender well 

 ftapled corn lands, that are bounded by the meadows which 

 lie along the River Chelmer. Southerly from the church of 

 Sandon, and abutting upon South Hanningfield, a ftrong 

 heavy loam upon a brick and a tile earth ; but weft, and 

 adjoining Great Baddow, a more free and gentle foil, chiefly 

 upon a gravel. The blue and white clay in the parifh of 

 Sandon, has been applied with the moft fenfible effedl upon 

 thofe lands which have a brown tender bottom, rather than 

 fuch as are gravelly, or pofTefs a tough tile earth ; the propor- * 

 tions and expence per acre, are as follows : 



Stubbing, filling, and fpreading forty loads of forty 

 bufhels each, at 7s. per fcore, including an 

 allowance for beer — — — — o 14 o 



Three days for a team of four horfes and a driver, 

 including the wear and tear of two tumbrells, 

 and allowance of beer to the driver, the whole 

 at 15s. per day. - - - - 250 



Where no clay is to be had (which through this neighbour- 

 hood is extremely fcarce) lime is mixed with earth and dung, 

 and applied at an expence of 5I. per acre. The clay how- 

 ever is elleemed by far the moft preferable, being thought 

 equal in its operation, and far more durable; not only in- 

 creafing the quantity, but greatly improving the quality of 

 the wheat, and other grain with which the land may be 



afterwards cultivated. 



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