I N U T E S 



SOWING 

 WHEAT. 



43. feedfman always keeping between the plows, 



and fowing the feed by hand between the furrows. 



The plits being taken off very thin, the two 

 reached only a mean depth ; fo that no frclh 

 ioil was brought up. 



Two plows and one feedfman finifhed from 

 an acre to five roods a day. The harrow was 

 juftrun over to break the furface, and let the 

 feedling plants freely out. The land is laid in- 

 to warps, not into ridges. 



This method is fomewhat tedious ; but the 

 plants come up beautifully even, and the fur- 

 face, of courfe, is free from rubbifh. 



The plants do not come up in drills, but pro- 

 mifcuoufly ; occupying the whole furface. This 

 the Norfolk farmers feem to think preferable 

 to their ftanding in rows : and, no doubt, 

 the foil in this cafe is the mod uniformly occu- 

 pied by the plants. 



44, 



MEADOWS. DECEMBER 17. The "water-workers" in 



Norfolk have a very expeditious way of fcour- 

 ing-out old drains which are grown up with 

 grafs and iilt. 



They firft mark out the edges of the drain 

 tvith a fharp fpade, or other inftmment, cut- 

 ting 



