SOIL. 9 



Croxton, Fulmerston, and Stibbard, good ; also Wood 

 Nowton, and Rlborough. 



The tra£t to tlie east of the Ouze, comprized in Down- 

 ham, Winsbotsham, Stow, Crumplesham, Bexwell, Rus- 

 ton, &c. is a mixed soil ; sand, and sandy loam ; some 

 clayey, and a little moory ; generally good land, upon a 

 white clay marie. 



At Watlington much sandy gravel, on a yellow clay ; 

 also strong silt clay, on a gault bottom, wet. 



There is much very poor sand, gravel, and poor moory 

 heaths, from Lynn to SwafFham ; and poor shallow sand, 

 on hard chalk, at Narborough. 



The soil at Bestthorpe is strong, and much wants 

 draining ; but some very fine brown sandy loam is found. 

 A hedge thrown down many years ago in Mr. Priest's 

 turnip-field, and the rankness of the crop there, striking. 



Hookering, and North and West Tuddenham, are a 

 strong enclosure ; mixed soil, being good turnip-land. 



Part of Weston is sandy, and part good. 



At Swanton Morley, Mr. Emms's farm, looo acres, 

 mixed land ; but part of the parish heavy. Lyng is 

 light, and Dillington various. 



At Gressenhall there are three or four farms, of 1200 

 acres, to be sold, some of which might be watered. An 

 advowson of 4 or 500I. a year, and manors ; the price 

 50,0001. 



Kempston is a fine mixed loam ; no light land, but 

 some heavy. 



To Fakenham, all good. 



Beccles to Loddon, a fine sandy loam, 20s. an acre in 

 1792. 



Loddon to Norwich, and Norwich to Dereham, a fine 

 »andy loam. 



GOOD 



