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All thefe marfhes are capable of bringing a bead 

 very forward, in the courfe of the fuinmer, and 

 many of them will fat a bullock at the rate of an 

 acre and an half. 



There are many large tra&s of fwampy ground, 

 particularly in the neighbourhood of Ludham, 

 which produce little more at prefent than fedge 

 and reed. Perhaps the intermixed flate of thefe 

 lands may be the principal caufe of their drain- 

 age being necdecled ; but their lofs to the public 

 is very much to be lamented, as there is no doubt 

 but they would very well anfwer the expence of 

 improvement. 



A fhort obfervation upon gentlemens' parks may 

 not be improper in this place. — In many parts, 

 they are inclined to run to mofs, as the foil in 

 general is not naturally adapted to herbage. — 

 Folding fheep, or ftrewing turnips before neat 

 cattle is a great and obvious improvement upon 

 fuchland; and occafional harrowing, ar.d frequent 

 rollino-, is likewife much to be recommended. 

 The former loofens the mofs, and the latter, by its 

 preffure, gives great encouragement and afii fiance 

 to the annual meadow and creftcd dog-tail, two 

 of our bell upland grailes. 



A certain number of fheep fhould likewife be 

 kept, at leaft part of the year, in all parks, not- 



withftanding 



