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is almoft unknown among them : In the 

 fpring they lead the dung on to a hill, fome 

 few, in imitation of his Lordfhip, turn it 

 over, but it is not common ; they lay it 

 upon turnip land, and wheat fallow. 

 Lime is much ufed on turnips and wheat 

 fallows. They lay a chaldron an acre, which 

 cofts them 7 s. befides the leading, all to- 

 gether 1 2 s. by the time it is on the land : 

 To carry a chaldron 1 2 miles they reckon 

 worth 20 s. 



Pigeon dung they lay on all forts of 

 land, a chaldron per acre, which they value 

 at 30 s. In the neighbourhood of Sheffield, 

 bones are a very common manure; they 

 lay a chaldron per acre on grafs, and find 

 them excellent. 



Some malt-duft is ufed, of which they 

 lay a chaldron per acre. 



Soap afhes are a favourite manure for 

 grafs lands, and fome are laid on a fallow 

 for turnips, three chaldrons per acre at 8 s. 

 per chaldron ; they are reckoned to laft 

 three or four years. 



Coal-afhes they likewife lay on their 

 grafs lands, five or fix chaldron per acre ; 

 colt 1 s. 6 d. per chaldron. 



Rape-duft they generally life with lime, 

 but not mixed ; five quarters of lime and 15 

 bulhels of rape-duft to an acre. It is an 

 excellent manure, but declining in ufe, on 



account 



