[ 4^0 ] 

 fortunate, for the lime-ftone, which runs 

 every where under the farm, enabled him to 

 manure at a cheap rate. His Ume cofts. 



The getting, and breaking the 



ftones, per chaldron, ^. o o 9 



Eight bufhels of coals burn a 



chaldron of lime ; thefe coft, 



delivered in, - - 026 



Burning, per chaldron - - o o 7 



3 10 



The field being inclofed, pared, and 

 burnt, and limed, the next bufmefs was 

 giving it one ploughing, which turned in 

 the afhes and lime, and turnip-feed was 

 then harrowed in. The crop proved very 

 good, worth 3 5 x. ^^r acre. 



The fuccefs attending the firft effay in 

 gaining a good crop of turnips from off fuch 

 very bad land, v^as a great encouragement 

 to proceed vigoroufly with the work. 



1757- 

 This year was employed in the grand 



bufmefs of walling, which being of the 



moft importance, the team was kept to it 



conftantly, which prevented any frefh ac- 



quifition of culture. The increafe of the 



hrft ftock of fheep was left on the farm, 



that a larger number might be gained, in 



a regular proportion to the improvements. 



The 



