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without {lones, with all the appearance of 

 being a very fine foil. Got to Baron Hamil- 

 ton's at Hampton, near Baibriggen, by break- 

 falt. His houfe is new built, and ftands a- 

 greeably by a fine fhore, with a full view of 

 the mountains of Mourn, at 1.6 leagues dis- 

 tance, and the ifles of Skerry near him, much 

 improving his view. He favoured me with 

 the following account. 



About Hampton, the foil clay or (hong 

 loam, and many fiones in it -, lets from 20s. 

 to 30s. Farms rife from 40 acres to 100 and 

 150. No taking in partnership. Courfes: 



1. Fallow. 2. Wheat, 7 barrrels. 3. Barley, 

 10 to 12. 4. Oats, 10. 



I. Fallow. 2. Wheat. 3. Barley. 4. 

 White peafe. 



1. Fallow. 2. Wheat. 3. Barley. 4. Oats. 

 5 Clover for 2 years. 6. Wheat or fallow. 



The manures lime, fea-fand, marie, and 

 lime-ftone gravel got three feet (deep. Lime 

 6d. to 8d at the k In ; tjiey lay from 100 to 

 1 50 barrels, which laft 8 or 9 years ; on the 

 dry foils beft. On clay well drained, they 

 fpread of lime-ftone gravel, that has a ftrong 

 fermentation, 300 to 400 loads, generally out 

 of drains, ditches, &c. draining their lands at 

 the fame time ; lafts long, and is beft on ftrong 

 land. Sea fand on poor clay excellent ; lay 

 300 barrels an acre, which is a good dreffing ; 

 lafts many years, and changes it from fcutch 

 (triticam repens) to white clover; it has an 

 efTervefcence with acids. The marie white 



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