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them carefully, they have establislied tliemsclvcs very ge- 

 nerally ; they produce ten or twelve cooml)s an acre, on 

 land that would not give five or six of the old sorts; the 

 straw is not so long as some oiher sorts, but long enough 

 forshade, which Mr. Brown, of Thrighy, holds to be a 

 great point in a pea crop. 



Mr. DuRSGATE finds the pearl pea to ripen a fortnight 

 sooner than other sorts: but this year the frost damaged his 

 crop. 



Seed, — About Watton, two bushels. 



About Dereham and to Bilney, three bushels. 



At Thelton, grey pease dibbled, two bushels. 



Mr. Syble, of South Walsham, dibblesthree bushels. 



Mr. Cubit, &c. at Catfield, four bushels, whether 

 dibbled or broad-cast: a thick crop they consider as a great 

 objeft in preparing for other corn. 



Mr. Repton, at Oxnead, dibbles, four bushels, two 

 rows on a flag. 



Mr. Reeves, of Heveringland, drills at nine inches, ten 

 pecks. 



Mr. Reeve, of Wighton, four bushels of the large 

 pea, drilled. 



Ml. Henry Blythf, of Burnham, drills, ten pecks. 



Mr. Beck, of CcStle Riseing, drills, ten to twelve 

 pecks, at nine inches, and hand-hoes. 



About Downham, two bushels and a half to three 

 bushels. 



At Watlington, four bushels. 



Produce. — At Lan^ley, &c. when the year is favourable, 

 the average produce is eight or nine coombs. 



At Caistor, and average of Fleg, eleven coombs : fif- 

 teen coombs have been known. 



At HeiUbby, Mr. Ferrier has known fourteen 

 coombs. 



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