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tenant of Caius College, Cambridge, at 

 South Runcton, was considered the model 

 farm of the County, and never failed to 

 attract the attention of the traveller. The 

 nation certainly owes an immense debt of 

 gratitude to the late noble owner of Hal- 

 comb for originating, encouraging, and 

 progressively improving a system of agri- 

 culture, that, having been taken up and 

 followed by an intelligent tenantry, has 

 now, by the force of example, raised the 

 County to unrivalled excellence, and made 

 the name of a Norfolk farmer to be held in 

 the highest estimation throughout the king- 

 dom. The periodical agricultural meetings, 

 both central and provincial, have also taken 

 their rise from the same enlightened and 

 practical mind, and will continue ever to 

 be a deserving tribute to his memory. They 

 have conferred the greatest benefit on the 

 community, and so long as the country 

 lasts, the name of Thomas William Coke 



