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Isle of Wifjlit. — The usual period for eutering upon farms is at Old 

 Michaelmas, the 11th of October. A great part of the island is farmed 

 under leases from year to year, or for terms of seven or fourteen years, 

 and no allowance is made for artificial manures or unexhausted im- 

 l)roYements. About ten years since a system of allowances similar to 

 that in use in North Lincolnshire was introduced upon Lord Yar- 

 borough's estates in the island, and it is understood tiiat the same 

 allowances have boon adopted upon some other properties. In tliis 

 agreement provision was made for the entry by the incoming tenant to 

 portions of the farm at different periods, and the tenancy was also 

 determinable by twelve months' notice. Artificial manures are not used 

 to any great extent, but the use of them is increasing. The landlord 

 finds materials, and the tenant pays the labour of keeping the buildings, 

 gates, and hurdles in repair. 



]ViIf shire. — The tenancy ceases in the Warminster part of the county 

 generally at Michaelmas. There are two leases ; the pasture-lands are 

 taken at Lady-day, and the arable farms at Michaelmas. On the arable 

 lands the incoming tenant pays the outgoing tenant for the tillages. 

 If the landlord makes the agreement that the latter is to do the tillages, 

 he is paid for it, such as ploughing for turnips, and anything of that 

 kind ; that is oftener done, however, by the incoming tenant. By the 

 custom of the country, the incoming tenant has the right of entry to 

 prepare a certain quantity of the land for the turnip crop before 

 Michaelmas. He has also the right to come on in June, generally, to 

 prepare for wheat on the old ley. The manure belongs by the custom 

 of the country to the incoming tenant. Unless by special agreement 

 the tenant has the right to make those preparations of the land, there 

 would be little or nothing to be paid by the incoming tenant to the 

 outgoing one. There is nothing paid by the incoming tenant for im- 

 provements. The dung belongs to the incoming tenant ; even if the 

 outgoing tenant had kept a number of beasts upon oilcake, he would 

 have no compensation for that ; and the same if he has used bones. 

 For permanent pastures the tenant receives no compensation. The 

 custom of the incoming tenant entering upon the land to do the acts of 

 husbandry, is the one under which most of the new tenants have 

 entered. They have paid nothing, but have done the work themselves 

 on entering. The time of entry in the districts south-west, west, and 

 north-west of Devizes, is Lady-day. These districts consist of lands, 

 on the Gault, lower green sand, Kimmeridge and Oxford clays, and 

 partially on outlying portions of forest marble and oolitic formation. 

 The land south-east and north-east of Devizes is generally on the 



