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tvill grow good crops of oats, which they could 

 never get it to do under their old system. Soil, 

 sandy, and dry light loams." Report, p. 64. 

 44 Various systems have been tried in Northumber- 

 land, particularly the boasted course of, 1. Turnips; 

 2. Barley; 3. Clover; 4. Wheat; till the crops 

 have evidently declined, particularly the turnips 

 and clover ; and the only means of restoring such 

 lands, have been the system of three years arable, 

 and three years grass depastured by sheep. By this 

 tnode. Nature has time to prepare a sufficient lea- 

 clod, which, being turned up for the turnip-fallow, 

 will ensure a vigorous crop of turnips, as it is well 

 known that they always flourish upon fresh land, 

 or where they find the remains of a lea clod to ve- 

 getate in. The portion that is kept in grass for 

 three years, breeds and fattens such a number of 

 sheep, as leave a considerable profit, probably 

 equal, if not more than the arable crops, the yearly 

 profit of a sheep being estimated at not less than 

 20s. to 30s. six or eight of which, an acre of clover 

 will fatten, and an acre of turnips about double 

 the number." This is to the credit of the Nor- 

 thumberland drill system, or the soil must be very 

 extraordinary. " By this S) stern are obtained the 

 principal advantages of folding, without any of its 

 inconveniences ; for if, on an average, 



The 1st year's clover and grass carry / sheep an acre, for 20 weeks, 



2d 5 20 



3d 3 20 



and the turnips 12 20 



that is 27 sheep per acre, for 20 weeks, 



which 



