290 Farming Establishment at Hazlewood. 



of bog, much of which is reclaimed, and the 

 rest so judiciously planted as to exclude it from 

 the view. The farm is laid out with great taste. 

 A road with plantations passes through the 

 centre of it the pastures are well laid down, 

 and divided by fences, which are admirable. A 

 principal part of the domain rests on limestone. 

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The hillocks here, as well as in other places, 

 contain limestone gravel ; and from the large 

 excavations we have frequently seen, it is pro- 

 bable this matter has in former periods been 

 used as manure, though, from its weight and 

 the quantity applied per acre, which is from 

 sixty to eighty cart-loads, it cannot be con- 

 veyed to any great distance. The proportion 

 of calcareous and siliceous matters frequently 

 vary ; small particles of limestone accompany 

 it, and it is often applied to the making and 

 repairing of roads, for which it appears to be a 

 good material. 



Mr. Wynne's most favorite pursuit appears to 

 be the improvement of the stock of cattle ; 

 this, to a certain extent, may account for the 

 neglected appearance of his crops of turnips, 

 the cultivation of which did not seem to cor- 

 respond with the high character he has esta- 

 blished as a farmer, and to which his practices 



