OF NORFOLK. 3189 



JV O T E S, 



(a) From Mr. Wagftaff : — " The remark on the late begin* 

 " ning of harveft, and the confequent lofs from delay, moffc 

 " literally did apply fome twenty or fifteen years back, and 

 " may flill apply to many individuals now ; but a requifite 

 " reformation has already taken place with the generality of 

 " the farmers, particularly in the vicinity of Norwich." 



(b) " It may be recollected, that while the men arc thus 

 " profitably employed to earn a fum generally adequate to 

 " their annual rent, the wives and children are gleaning the 

 " fields, by which a provifion is made of bread for the whole 

 *' family during winter months ; and a little providence before 

 f* harveft, or a fmall dip of credit on the wages to be received 

 " by the hufband, is an effectual bar againft ftarving — while 

 " their focial meetings are a triumph of emulation, and would 

 f not be exchanged by them for any other fpecies of labour, 

 " as, indeed, it is generally more and longer beneficial. 

 f While cocking, or gathering the fwarth, is of problematical 

 " preference, it is certain that the Norfolk farmer prefers 

 «• his own mode, as raking by fome of his men, he believes 

 f* is mofl to li is profit," 



I am much indebted to this gentleman for a great many fen- 

 fiblc and humane obfervations upon different parts of my 

 Report, which, in my opinion, do him great credit ; but, 

 in the prefent inftance, 1 doubt he h.is fuffered himfi If to bo 

 biafed by a Little provincial prejudice. — I ha' 

 to the womerjs' gleaning, provided tl.cv reap firft; whi 



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