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DISTRICT THE EIGHTH. 



Temperate mixed Joil, upon a gravelly loam, a graveh 



and a brick earth. 



Beginning at WICKFORD, whence eafterly to 

 RAWRETH, the foil is of a mild and tradable nature, 

 well ftapled and lying upon a brown tender clay ; continuing 

 the fame courfe through HOCKLEY, the foil and fubftrata 

 are very fimilar ; but thence to SOUTH FAMBRIDGE, 

 a ftrong and heavier foil, upon a brick earth, through which 

 are found fome fmall veins of gravel. Eaft of Fambridge 

 church, and binding upon Canuden, the fame charadler of 

 foil prevails, the gravelly veins affording winter fprings ; 

 which too frequently fail, or intircly vanifli, in the dry fea- 

 fon. South, and binding upon Afheldon, the foil is of a 

 tender nature, upon a gravelly loam. Part of the embanked 

 marflies (which are here of confiderable extent) are under 

 the plough, and are ufually chalked with thirty-five Grave- 

 fend cart loads, of thirty bufhels each, per acre : delivered 

 at the wharf or landing place at 3s. 7d. per load 655 

 This will make about twenty-fix tumbrel 1 loads of 

 forty bufhels each ; the carting of which upon 

 the marfhes, including the driver, equals about 

 6d. per load - — _ __ _ oit6 



Filling, fpreading, and allowance of beer upon 

 the fame, at 2d. per load - - _ 044 



£'1 z z 



The land fhould be well cleaned before the chalk is applied, 

 and which, at all events, fhould be laid upon the ley or 



grafs 



