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in length. The best part of the land, near 

 the village of that name, was now occupied 

 by the horned cattle. The land here is 

 more elevated and less marshy, though 

 somewhat impaired by tumps (of Carer 

 caspitosa). If but a third part of it were 

 cultivated, according to the Scanian mode 

 of husbandry, it M'ould be of more value 

 than the whole is at present. I was told 

 that the whole marsh might be laid dry, 

 by cutting a channel down to the sea- 

 shore ; but it was feared that the land 

 might in consequence become covered 

 with White Moss [Spliognum pali(stre), 

 which would render it altogether unpro- 

 fitable. 



About a thousand hay-cocks were now 

 before me on the meadow, but none of 

 them consistino; of more than a horse could 

 draw. They never here use more than a 

 single horse or ox at a time for draught. 

 Each of these cocks was raised from the 

 ground on a kind of scaffold, supported by 

 several cross poles. Some of the Water 



