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would therefore recommend claying or marling only 

 upon enclosed lands, unless where large breadths 

 lie toother, that can be farmed in any manner the 

 occupier pleases ; and in that case (as well as in 

 enclosures), I would advise that the lands should be 

 laid down with clover, rye-grass, and trefoil, the 

 spring twelvemonth before laying on the clay or 

 marl, and to remain at least six months after it, 

 that it may have time to sink and eat itself into the 

 flag before it is ploughed up, and then there will be 

 little or no danger in losing it, as it will already be 

 in some measure incorporated with the soil. 



"No pains Should be spared to break, all the 

 lumps, and get it fine by repeated harrowings and 

 rollings, and having all the stones picked and car- 

 ried away, that the grass may get through as sooa 

 as possible, for stock to be grazing upon it, which is 

 the great and finishing improvement; for, as lob- 

 served iih^.Tc, claying or marling seldom or never 

 answers where you go on immediately with a course 

 of ploughing in the John -Trott way. 



" In my opinion, as much, or more, depends OQ 

 the management of lands after claying or marling, 

 than in the mere laying it on, which, however, is 

 very expensive, and therefore a very persuasive ar- 

 gument in favour of that sort of management that 

 will be the most Jiktlv to make it lasting. 



" Little need be said about the different qualities 

 of clay or marl, as every one must be content to' 

 use such as is found on his own premises, for I 

 pever heard of any in the counties of.. Suffolk or 



Norfolk, 



