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into tlie former open furrow, and overlapping that, rests 

 on the baulk left beside it. 



Mr. Money Hill, in breaking np the strongest land 

 he has, ploughs deeper than on the lighter, that is, 

 four inches, and on light three and a half, and on that 

 depth drills on flag ; it twitch in the land, ploughs only 

 three and a half: if bcvond the usual depth, would hurt 

 the crop and give weeds. Waterden, a thin and flinty 

 soil. Mr. Hill's father lived for many years at Gate- 

 son, and was succeeded in the farm by Mr. Parker. 

 Mr. Hill's last crop yielded 400 lasts of corn, above 250 

 of which were barley. He generally ploughed four inches 

 deep, and never more than four and a half. Mr. Parker 

 in the first year ploughed the second barley earth seven 

 inches deep, sowing about eight score acres (the common 

 quantity twelve score). He sold that year but twenty 

 lasts : the seeds also were worse than usual ; the wheat that 

 followed, good ; but in general, he had indifferent crops for 

 tourteen or flfteen years. 



In March he applies what he calls one-furrow work to a 

 foul stubble, if he has such by chance ; tlie land side horse 

 (chat on the left lianci) always, after the hrst furrow, re- 

 turns in it ; it is lett open ; harrowed down with a heavy 

 harrow ; then the weeds gathered and burnt, and the next 

 ploughing given across. 



In June 1776, being at Wallington, adjoining Marsh- 

 land, 1 found the high broad ridges begin, which thence 

 spread over a great tra6t ot country, ncaily perhaps across 

 the island ; and many of ihe turiows were then twelve 

 inches deep in water : but at present I was informed that 

 much more attention is paid to taking water off. 



Team, &c. — Mr. Thurtell, through the summer, 

 ploughs widi three horses two acres a day, one always 

 resting: this, from finishing sowing spring corn to the 



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