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 clover (trifolium prate rife : ) before the improve- 

 ment began, it was not worth is. 6d. an acre, 

 but made it 14s. 



Another part of the bog was leveled and 

 burnt, the afhes fpread, and turnip feed har- 

 rowed in, did very well, fed fheep with them ; 

 after which, rubbifh, clay, and lime-ftone gra- 

 vel fpread on it, 1000 load an acre, or 40s. 

 an acre, and grafs feeds fovvn, which made it 

 worth il. is. an acre. Turnips, Dean Coote 

 has had thefe 20 years, both in the drill and 

 broad-caft, and found the drill method much 

 the beft, but owing, I apprehend, to the hoe- 

 ing of the broad-caft not being well perform- 

 ed. Had them always for feeding fheep, and 

 found the eating equal to a coat of dung. 



He folded his flieep for two years, but could 

 not bring his people to continue it without too 

 much trouble. 



Lime he has tried much on the lime-ftone 

 ground, but did not find it anfwer at all. 



Would recommend in the improvement of 

 bogs, to begin with one great drain round the 

 intended improvement, 12 feet wide at top, 

 cut to the gravel, and 4 feet wide at bottom ; 

 then to cut crofs drains into that, which alfo 

 ought to go down to the gravel : leave it for 

 a year, if it is bad • then turn it up with 

 the fpade or plough, burn it, and fow turnips 

 or rape, and do it again the fame next year, 

 G 2 with 



