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supported, yields amply in manure. The treading 

 the soil receives previous to sowing wheat, gives 

 an adhesion grateful to that plant : in a word, 

 many views are answered, and a new variation from 

 the wretched business of summer-fallowing disco- 

 vered, which, by a judicious application, would be 

 attended in. great tracts of this kingdom with most 

 happy consequences to the fanner's profit. 



Another stroke of practice, which Mr. Ellman, 

 of Shoreham, is warm for, and with great reason, 

 is that of breaking up his layers two years (clo- 

 ver, ray, and trefoil) for summer tares and rape. 

 What an immense improvement is this upon the 

 common slovenly custom of Norfolk, of ribbling, 

 or half, or bastard-ploughing such layers ! a mi- 

 serable practice, yet very general amongst the 

 spirited cultivators of that celebrated county. 

 TURNIPS ON PARED AND BURNT LAND. 



The lands that were pared and burned at any 

 time previously to the time of sowing turnips, may 

 now receive the seed. The ashes having been 

 spread, and the field thinly ploughed with an even 

 level furrow, will present to the eye a face of whole- 

 furrows. The best operation further to prepare 

 the surface, is to pass over it the Norfolk heavy 

 drill -roller, drawn by four horses, which will cut 

 the furrows in pieces without disturbing either 

 them or UK and has an effect in executing 



this work, which will be admired by all who view 

 it. The cuttii, which move around the 



iron axle are only four inches asunder : if the seed 



be 





