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supposed, however, not to be so useful on the sea-shore, as 

 in the more inland districts, from the soil being perhaps 

 mixed with sea-shells. 



The importance of lime as a manure, is strikingly exem- 

 plified by the following information from Mr Walker of 

 Mellendean : He entered into the possession of that farm 

 twenty-five years ago, and then gave the whole farm, (with 

 the exception of a few acres of the richest soil in different 

 fields, which had for ages been manured as infield), a good 

 dose of lime. From the newly-limed land, his returns were 

 fully equal to his expectations, and greatly superior to those 

 from the richest spots that had received no lime. Being 

 very desirous to ascertain how long the limed land would 

 maintain its superiority, he kept both the limed and un- 

 limed, under the same management in every respect, du- 

 ring his first lease of twenty-one years; and he can affirm, 

 that at the end of that period, his crops upon the limed 

 land were equally good, and as much superior to those of 

 the unlimed land, as they were at the commencement 

 thereof. Having got a new lease of that farm, he proposes 

 laying lime upon every spot of ground that was not limed 

 formerly, being convinced that he has been a considerable 

 loser by his experiment. How long therefore the effects of 

 lime may last, he will not take upon himself to foresee; but 

 he can safely say, that there is land upon his brother's pro- 

 perty at Wooden, that was limed by his father upwards of 

 thirty years ago, where the effects of the lime, upon every 

 crop, are still as apparent, as when it was first laid on the 

 land. 



veil, that lime has sometimes been withheld both from low lands after 

 fa'low, and from hilly lands after turnips ; but in all these cases, with an 

 evident loss to the occupant, by a decrease of produce throughout the 

 whole course. 



