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Soil. — OIJ enclosures, red sand ; tlie new, a grey sand 

 on red and white sand. 



Rent. — Before enclosing, 600I. ; at present not Sool. 



Poor. — The coinmon was so valuable to the poor, or 

 thought to be, that the farmers could not get their work 

 done; tliey cut fuel, whins, &c. for sale, and the place 

 harboured poacljevs, &:c. — Twenty-hve small occupiers ; 

 only four above 40I. a year : many very small, and gene- 

 rally owners. They arc comfortable, though they work 

 harder than day labourers ; they were not well treated 

 respec^ling pasture; bat they have a common of 50 acres 

 for fuel, which they itcd.. 



Corn. — There ii;iy be a little increase; but question- 

 able : perhaps no:c at all. 



Cov:s. — Perhaps more cows ; but doubtful : the poor 

 kept before, and do so iiow. 



Sheep, — Little differeiice ; for several years fewer. 



Tithe. — Remains subje-ft to tithe. 



Expenses. — The enciosare did not pay them. 



Rates. — This year aboui 6.s. ; in general alwut 4s. 



Improvement. — Mr. Wright, on a summer •^allow, 

 drilled an acre with sainfoin, July 1799; ^'^ looo it 

 did nothing: soil, a red %and bottom. In icDc>, six 

 acrci carrots of his did well, though a had season for 

 hoeing; these were on red but good s.ind,. •vOidi 12s. 

 an acre. He had lived at Sutton, n^ar Wcxjchridee, 

 where carrots are a common article of culture, ana did not 

 observe the husbandry in vain: I hope he wit* Udly 

 establish it on these sands, some of which are well adapt- 

 ed to it. 



The husbandry which should be adopted, is to pare and 

 burn tor turnip.-, fed with sheep ; then plougli well for buck- 

 wheat (ofwhich there is mucl) in the parish), and with it lay 

 down to grass lor a sheep-walk ; sowing bumct, chicory, 

 H 4 cocks- 



