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extraordinary. The Norfolk plowmen always 

 do as much — in general, a great deal more — 

 in one journey, that is in five hours, — than 

 plowmen in general do in eight hours; which, 

 in moft parts of the kingdom, is the length of 

 the plowman's day. 



This fadl, however, is no longer extraor>* 

 dinary, when we obfcrve their paces, rcfpec- 

 tively. Plow-tc?.ms, in general, travel at the 

 rate of one to two miles an hour ; whereas in 

 Norfolk they ftep out at not lefs than three to 

 four miles an hour ; and the fame, or a greater 

 agilltv, is preferved in the other departments. 



I. Plowing. — Every thing is plowed with 

 two horfes, abreaft, driven and guided by the 

 plowman (fee Implements) ; and the common 

 day's work, except in wheat feed-time is two 

 acres! afad", this, which nothing but adlualob- 

 fervation could have taught me to believe. 



The Norfolk hufbandmen pay due attention 

 to thejiate of the foil to be plowed, being care- 

 ful not to plow it too wet *, nor toa dry ; the 



* The Norfolk plowmen have a fingular expedient to 

 prevent the foil when moift from turning up in whole gloliy 

 farrows, which they term *' fcoring ;" to prevent which 

 they tie a piece ©f ftrong rope-yarn round the plate or 

 mould-board ; which, by this means, is prevented from 

 gifting as a trowel upon the fpil. 



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