SOIL. 



Ot, in acres: 



Acret. 



Light sand, - _ - 140,800 



Good sand, _ - _ 268,800 



Marshland clay, - - 38,400 



Various loams, - _ - 576,000 



Rich loam, _ _ _ 94,720 



Peat, - _ _ - 52,480 



1,171,200 



LOCAL NOTES. 

 DISTRICT OF VARIOUS LOAMS. 



In passing through the county, and discriminating the 

 great divisions of the soils, some exceptions occurred, 

 which were noted, and other circumstances not coincid- 

 ing dire^lly with the general features of the distridl. 



Around Watton are various loams, some of them sandy ; 

 and some heavy, on a clay marie bottom : much land that 

 is improved by draining. 



Some of the black sand and gravel at Biliingfold has 

 proved very ungenial in cultivation ; part of it broken up 

 from tlie heath, and marled with 80 loads an acre, gave 

 only ^//W ears ; that is, the ears had chafF only, without 

 grain ; after this it was marled again ; and cultivation has 

 brought it to be profitable. 



Fiom Dereham to Wymondham, by Winborough, 

 Yaxham, Garvcston, and Kinderly, much of the country, 

 especially towards Wymondham, is a thickly enclosed 

 woodland ; the soil is strong loam on clay marie, and very 

 fine: I saw great crops of ail sorts, and manv laid. Around 

 Wymondham, some light but good land. The two Mor- 

 leys contain some veiy liglit, and some heavy. Deepham, 

 heavy; and Wicklc-wood, inclinmg to it. Fundenham, 

 AshwcU, and Wramplingham, a strong loam. 



From Wyndham, by Hethel, Wrennineham, and 

 B g Flordon, 



