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and is taken from the rock in that ftate : It is 

 foft at firft, but hardens upon being dry, 

 and remains in ftone in a moft beautiful 

 pierced form. The rock itfelf is extremely 

 beautiful, and hangs over your head in a 

 picturefque grotto ftile, quite romantic. 



As I enter Cumberland to-morrow, you 

 muff permit me to conclude this letter with 

 a few remarks on the hufbandry in general 

 of the exteniive county of Northumberland. 



The farms become large almoft. imme- 

 diately on entering it, after the fmall ones of 

 Torkjloire and Durham, and rife in many 

 parts of it to be as great as any in the king- 

 dom, if not the greater!: ; but they mufl be 

 divided into two claffes, thofe which coniift 

 pf cultivated lands, and others which are 

 chiefly moor farms. 



The hufbandry of the firit is much fupe- 

 rior to that of the two preceding counties : 

 and that not only in one or two trifling arti- 

 cles, but in many very important ones. Ma- 

 nuring is carried on with greater fpirit; lime 

 is ufed in larger quantities ; and they under- 

 stand better the management of the farm- 

 yard manure. Hoeing of turneps is a preg- 

 nant inffance ; I found it coming into prac- 

 tice at Go/worthy and all hoed about Mor- 

 peth. The potatoe culture is carried oa 

 upon a much larger fcale : And, in fhort, 

 the whole management better, and more 

 fpirited. 



With 



