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From Rochfovu, a ftrong rich country to LITTLE 

 STAMBRIDGE, which continues to the rife of the hill at 

 CANUDON, here the foil gets fomewhat lighter, but 

 defcending towards PAKELSHAM, a deep rich hazel 

 coloured loam, extending to, and is bounded bv the em- 

 banked marflies 



In this neighbourhood, a great deal of colefeed is fown 

 for Iheep food, or mown and carried to the fattening cattle, 

 to which it is given in the yard, or in the ftalls, mixed 

 with hay. The dung produced in this way, is efteemed 

 particularly ftrong and good. 



From Pakeiniain to GREAT STAMBRIDGE the land 

 is of a deep free and tradlable nature, upon a brick earth, 

 in which there are found fome veins of gravel, that continue 

 without any material variation through Rochford to EAST- 

 WOOD : returning thence eallerly, through SUTTON 

 and SHOPLAND, a rich deep foil prevails, upon a brown 

 tender clay. Thence through BARLING, LITTLE 

 and GREAT VVAKERING, NORTH and SOUTH 

 SHOEBURY, the foil is fimilar to the laft defcribed, 

 faving that along fhore, to the eaftward of the Nefs Point, 

 and extending towards Southend, a light gravelly foil 

 prevails, upon which turnips are cultivated to great advan- 

 tage. Thence to SOUTH CHURCH and PRITTLE- 

 WELL, the fame charader of foil, which to the north- 

 ward of Southend, and in the more interior parts of thofe 

 parifhes, is loft in a deep rich mellow earth, upon a 

 gravelly loam and brick earth. 



Wefterly from LEE, and continuing the ridge along fhore 

 towards South Bemfleet, a gravelly foil prevails, fimilar to 

 that at Southend. Thence northerly, through HADLEY, 

 towards Weftwood, a dry foil upon a gravel, and one more 

 wet and heavy upon a gravelly loam : this mixture continues 



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