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grafs, by eating off the roots about an inch be- 

 low the furface. This year, the damage is 

 trifling ; there are, however, ftripes to be feen 

 in almoft every marfli, which look nearly as 

 brown as the foil itfelf. The grafs is totally 

 dead; and by ftriking off the furface, with the 

 heel of the boot, the grubs may readily be 

 found. They are from an inch to an inch and 

 a half long, and about the thicknefs of a goofe- 

 quiil. Their colour is a dark dufky brown, 

 with a black head, and two whitifh lines wav- 

 ing irregularly from the head along the back 

 to near the tail. They are generally believed 

 to be the grub of the cock-chafer; but I 

 cannot learn that any one has accurately traced 

 the metamorphofe. 



Tht flock of the Marfhes are principally 

 young cattle, lean Scots, and old and young 

 horfes. There are, neverthelefs, a confiderable 

 number of fatting bullocks 5 and fome fheep. 

 I do not learn, however, that the Yarmouth 

 marlhes are equal, in their fatting quality, 

 thofe on the Thames, or to Romney marftes. 

 Bullocks, neverthelefs, which have been at tur- 

 neps, and have had the fpring-bite of clover, 

 receive no check on being put into thefc 

 marmes ; but, on the contrary, get, in a tew 

 months, a very confiderable improvement. 

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