365 ARABLE SYSTEM-. 



many years taken place, that was to be found in the 

 kingdom ; and at tlint time, probably, for the soil, the 

 best. It is to be regretted, that so very able a writer did 

 not examine it with more attention. 



There are some circumstances in the husbandry of Fleg, 

 &:c. which deserve attention, before the merit of it can be 

 duly appreciated, isr, The soil is certainly amongst the finest 

 in the kingdom, 2d, They are within reach of marie, by 

 water carriage, to every pait of the distri6l, comprehending, 

 besides the Flegs, the hundreds of Happing, Tunsted, 

 Blowiield, and South Walsliam : and they have, in addi- 

 tion, great plenty of a fine clay marie for variation, under 

 many pans of the whole. 3d, They have an enormous 

 quantity of marsh and fen, and low rough waste, and 

 rushy grounds, which yields a very considerable bulk of 

 coarse hay and rushes, with which to make yard-dung, as 

 well as to support great herds of cattle. Examine ihe 

 map, and it will appear that near half the district is marsh, 

 fen, and water. Ihese are circumstances so favoura!)le to 

 the arable part of the country, that I am more surprized 

 their produdls are so small, than that they are so great. In 

 discourse with Mr. HoRNARD,of Ludham, on two years 

 layers, he said, that he was forced to have recourse to them, 

 for since the sea, eight or ten years ago, broke through 

 the Marram banks, and flowed over the top of the marsh 

 banks, destroying the rushes and coarse fodder, it has made 

 a difference to him of 60 to 70 loads per annum of rushes, 

 that were four feet high: now he has none, and therefore 

 must leave hislayers tv<ro years for want of manure. What 

 advantages has West Norfolk to be contrasted to such a 

 circumstance? 



View the two distrifts in another light : I con- 

 ceive that no farmers in England would make more of 

 West Norfolk, than those of the district actually make at 



present. 



