58 Reclaimed Morass producing Oats. 



a view to the advancement of agriculture in 

 Cumberland and Westmoreland. 



v-tfoti .mi,. 



The green crops are here excellent, particu- 

 larly that of Swedish turnip. The grain is 

 weighty, even on the upper grounds, which 

 heretofore yielded nothing but stones ; the la- 

 bor and expense of removing which are enor- 

 mous. 



I was amused with a defence set up by a poor 

 Irishman, who had taken a job, but declined 

 to proceed with it, alleging before a magistrate 

 in his defence, " An plase your honour, when 

 ever I remove one stone, I find two." This 

 entitled him to another discovery, that of find- 

 ing half a crown unexpectedly. 



An upper morass has also been reclaimed, 

 and is now under a crop of oats. On this 

 description of soil I should prefer paring and 

 burning, then sowing it down with grass seeds, 

 and harrowing them in with lime and the ashes 

 from the kilns. 



The great desideratum on such soils is to 

 render the surface compact, by the cultivation 

 of grasses, for the feeding of stock. 



