1782. NORFOLK. $ 



furrow with which meadows in general abound, 51. 



would become uielefs ; and would require to MEADOWS. - 

 be filled up with alders, other rubbifh, and 

 dead mould, dug out of the new drains. The 

 furface mould however ought, as above inti- 

 mated, to be referred for a better purpofe ; 

 namely, to be fpread over the finifhed beds as 

 a manure. Its erTecls on a meadow which laft 

 year I had frequent opportunities of obferving, 

 was ftriking ; it appeared to kill the rufhes 

 and other aquatics ; and brought up a thick 

 matt of white clover, and other luxuriant 

 grades. 



52- 



JANUARY 19. A fingular inftance of fat- 

 ting fwine now occurs in this neighbourhood. 



The other day, Mr. S. of C. had thirty or 

 forty bacon-hogs at peas; put into long open 

 troughs, in the middle of the yard. Now, 

 he has fifty or fixty porkers at barley and oats. 



The pigs look healthy and well, and, Mr. 

 S. fays, fat apace. He keeps the yard weil- 

 littered, and they have water to go to. 



He fold fifty laft week at the Hill at Nor- 

 wich at nineteen Ihillings and fixpence, and 

 fifty more this week at home at feventeen (hil- 

 lings. 



