242 BARLEY. 



Stubborn (what a Norfolk sand -farmer assigns these ex= 

 pressions to) ; the crop very great. 



Mr. Coke, at Holkham, gives three clean earths, In- 

 variably. 



Mr. Money Hill, three earths — part with one-horse 

 ploughs, the rest drilled. 



Mr. Henry Blythe, of Burnham, drills his barley 

 on two earths, after turnips ; sometimes on three. 



It is common about Thornham to plough for barley 

 thrice, if broad-cast ; twice for the drill ; Mr. Rishton 

 thrice. 



Mr. Styleman, at Snettisham, if his turnips are later 

 on the land, ploughs but once for barley, rolls and drills, 

 and gets as good crops as any : but on the land fed early, 

 ploughs thrice. It depends on the season, which shall 

 prove the best crop. 



Mr. Porter, of WatHngton, ploughs his turnip-land 

 once, for barley drilling, and gets as good crops as with 

 more tillage. 



3. Time of sowing. — George Earl of Orford, tried 

 at Houghton, some experiments on sowing barley much 

 earlier than common, which were interesting. The soil, 

 sand. In 1785 — 23 acres, after turnips fed off: sown 

 Feb. 7 ; sharp frosts, with and without snow, followed, 

 and the seed laid five weeks before it ajTpeared. Pro* 

 duce, five quarters one bushel and one peck per acre. 



In 1786 — 14 acres, sown the 8th of February; pro- 

 duce, four quarters seven bushels and one peck. 



In 1787 — 50 acres, sown the 6th, &c. of February; 

 produce, five quarters one peck. 



Mr. Coke is a friend to early sowing; he would wish 

 always to begin by the 20th of March, and finish by the 

 15th of April, and never be a moment later than the 20th. 



Mr, 



