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pying as little space as possible. The five amalgamated 

 farms are all light turnip soil, with the exception of 

 about 200 acres, which are well drained. The whole 

 surface resembles that of a heavy ground swell of the 

 sea ; nearly all the fields declining gently in different 

 directions. The view from the rounded crest of the 

 highest wave was exceedingly picturesque and beauti- 

 ful, presenting a vista of plenty which Ceres of classic 

 mythology never saw; for never, in ancient Greece, 

 Italy, or Egypt, were there crops of vegetation so 

 diversified and contrasting with each other as are in- 

 terspersed over an English farm of the present day. 



It is doubtful if 3,000 acres of land, lying in one 

 solid block, could be found in England better adapted 

 for testing and rewarding the most scientific and ex- 

 pensive processes of agriculture than this great occu- 

 pation of Mr. Jonas. Certainly, no equal space could 

 present a less quantity of waste land, or occupy less in 

 hedges or fences. And it is equally certain, that no 

 estate of equal size is more highly cultivated, or yields 

 a greater amount of production per acre. Its occupant, 

 also, is what may be called an hereditary farmer. His 

 father and his remote ancestors were farmers, and he, 

 as in the case of the late Mr. Webb, has attained to his 

 present position as an agriculturist by practical farming. 



Mr. Jonas cultivates his land on the " Four-course 



