ijgfl MINUTES AUG.' 



122. early-fown piece of turneps, through which a 

 TURNEP footpath lies, was obfervcd. by pafleiio;ers, to 



CATER. 3 . 



PILLARS. be covered with the fufpecled flies. 



The report of this circum fiance was carried 

 immediately j by a farmer's fervant, to the 

 coaft, about Backtori and Walcot ; where, the 

 turneps being ftill forwarder, the farmers 

 (who on that part of the coaft either did not 

 obferve the flies, or, if they did, were not 

 aware of their evil effects) were bufy hoeing, 

 and received the intelligence with a fmile ; 

 congratulating therrifelves on their better for- 

 tune ; for not a fly was to be feed in their 

 fields : but, on turning up the under-furfaces 

 of their plants, they found them fwarming 

 with young caterpillars ; and immediately- 

 flopped the hoe. In the courfe of ten days or 

 a fortnight the entire fea-coaft was ftripped ; 

 and the country in general, if reports may be 

 credited, has already fuftained an injury which 

 may be felt for mzny years'. 



Notwithstanding, however, the flies had 

 efcaped notice on the part of the coaft above- 

 mentioned, they were too numerous and too 

 confpicuous to pafs unobferved on other parts 

 of it j more efpecially about Cromer; where 

 they were obferved, feveral days, before they 



were 



