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A finer farm is rnrely to l>e seen, than Mr. Mil- 

 dred's at Earsham, belonging to the Duke of Nor- 

 folk ; as compa6l as a table ; without a foot-path, near 

 a town and a navigation : a good soil, and a beautiful si- 

 tuation. 



In the hundreds of Diss, Earsham, and Depwade, 

 more under than above lool. per ann. 



Average farm of Fleg under 200 acres ; none very 

 large. 



Mr. Heath's, at Hemh"ngton, of 500 acres, is one of 

 the largest farms, if not the largest, in South Walsham 

 hundred. 



In Happing liundred, farms are very much in the 

 hands of the proprietors, the yeomanry being numerous ; 

 hardly any so large as 4 or 500 acres, and not many under 

 50 ; from 50 to 300. 



About North Walsham, few more than 2 or 300 acres. 



Mr. Petre's, at Westvvick, 600 acres : 

 100 wheat, 25 horses, 



180 barley and oats, 4 cows, 



12 pease, 50 bullocks, 



So turnips, 340 sheep. 



150 layer, 



Mr. BiRCHAM, at Hackfoid, 840 acres: 



720 arable, 120 pease, oats, and after- 



120 turnips, crop barley, 



240 barley, 70 bullocks, 



240 seeds, 600 sheep. 



120 wheat. 

 His system is, to keep the greatest quantity of stock he 

 can ; to keep his land clean, and then not to doubt of great 

 crops of corn. 



Mr. JoHxsoN, at Thurning, SSo acres: 

 2 CO grass, 



32 horses, 



