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Another stroke of practice, which Mr. Ellman, 

 ofShoreham, 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 with layers ! a mise- 

 rable practice, yet common amongst the 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 

 \vhole furrows. The best operation further to 

 prepare the surface, is to pass over it the Nor- 

 folk heavy drill-roller, drawn by four horses, 

 which will cut the furrows in pieces without dis- 

 turbing the ashes, and has an effect in executing 

 this work, which will be admired by all who view 

 it. The cutting circles which move around the 

 iron axle are only four inches asunder : if the seed 

 be then sown, and the roller be passed again across 

 the line of its former movement, the job will be 

 finished in the best manner possible ; but the com- 

 mon method of harrowing is a very bad one ; and 

 trusting the seed without any operation to cover it, 

 causes an inequality in the plant, for it is apt to 

 fail where it does not fall into cracks. 



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