2^2 DISTRICT. 



inveterate drought of this fummer (1794), 

 that no accuracy of judgement can be formed 

 of it. The foil, in general, is evidently of 

 a fuperior quality. But judging from the 

 prefent parchednefs of the crops, fome parts 

 of it are as evidently too fhallow : a defe<ft 

 which appears to be common to moft of the 

 lands of the South Hams. 



General Observations. From the 

 fum of thefe particulars, it is evident, that 

 the South Hams, with refpedt to foil, ranks 

 high am-ong the fertile Diilridis of this 

 Ifland. There are very few, of equal extent, 

 to place in competition with it. 



Vil. SUBSOILS. In the South Hams, 

 as in Weil Devonfliire, slatey rock, 

 ^j^^ SLATE-STONE RUBBLE, are the pre- 

 vailing Subfoils : vvith, however, a few 

 variations in the former, v/hich are not ob- 

 fervable in the latter. A vein of lime- 

 stone runs along the Northern margin of 

 the South Hams ; and, in different parts of 

 its area, a- deep red ochery loam is ob- 

 fervable ; and, at the foot of Dartmorc, a 

 fort of gravel is met with. But thefe 



variations 



