not without. Perhaps a hint may be gained from this fact 

 with reference to the clover sick land of this country. It 

 appears that the people in the Baron's neighbourhood are 

 not desirous of eating any other than rye-bread ; therefore 

 wheat is not attempted to be grown, and it is believed it 

 would not answer ; there can be little doubt that land 

 which produces such good crops of barley would produce 

 wheat. I conclude however that the Baron's chief source 

 of profit is derived from his potatoes ; and that the land 

 which is enriched by the sheep consuming the barley upon 

 it, is afterwards planted with them. He also produces and 

 exports a considerable quantity of rape seed. 



As a proof of what good land, well manured and kept 

 clean, may be brought to produce, I will state the cropping 

 of one piece of land, of twelve acres, at Thorpelands, for 

 sixteen years. 1820, wheat 1821, turnips, drawn off 

 1822, wheat, so luxuriant as to be mildewed, and of little 

 worth 1823, wheat, a good crop 1824, broad clover, 

 mowed 1825, wheat, producing five quarters to the acre 

 1826, half turnips, half mangel wurzel, all carted off 1827, 

 the same, without any additional manure ; the turnips 

 where the mangel grew, and the mangel where the turnips 

 grew, and nearly the whole carried off 1928, barley, pro- 

 ducing seven quarters to the acre 1829, clover, mowed 

 twice 1830, wheat, fine crop 1831, barley 1832, half of 

 the piece of land mangel wurzel, the other half, oats, which 

 coming in early, stubble .turnips were sown, and produced 

 good spring sheep keep 1833, mangel wurzel, without any 

 manure 1834, wheat, good crop 1835, clover 1836, 

 wheat, of fine quality, and estimated to produce five 

 quarters per acre. It may naturally be supposed 

 that any one reading this account would wish to 

 know by what system land could be brought to give such 

 produce. I will therefore mention it, but at the same time 

 strongly recommend no one of this county at least to 

 adopt it. It is that of stall-feeding oxen, which in nine 

 years out of ten will be a losing concern, after making a 

 good allowance for a superior quality of manure. To con- 

 sume produce of one's own raising might sometimes answer, 

 but to purchase the food for stall-feeding never can, except 

 on the low-rented poor soils of Norfolk, and elsewhere. 



