262 WOLD S. 



20. 



parts become moffy, they are inclofed by a 

 ibd-wall, the furface pared and burnt, and 

 the foil broken up for arable crops. Having 

 afforded a fucceffion of crops of corn, tur- 

 neps, &c. they are fown with grals feeds, and 

 again thrown open to the rabbits and 

 fheep. 



In 1783 there were about two hundred 

 acres of this farm under the plow, befides 

 fome little Iheep-walks, which lay without 

 the warren-walls. The warren therefore at 

 that time contained fifteen to fixteen hundred 

 acres : and adjoining to Coldham are two 

 more confiderable warrens ; fo that there are 

 perhaps three or four thoufand acres of tole- 

 rably good land, lying together, and appro- 

 priated principally to rabbits , a circum- 

 fiance which it would be difficult to equal. 



To give a general idea of the MANAGEMENT 

 of the WOLD WARRENS, the following divi- 

 fion of the fubjedr. will be requifite ; 



1. Soil. . 4. Species, 



2. Burrows. 5. Taking. 



3. Fences, 6. Markets, 



'< i. SOIL, 



