ARABLE SYSTEM. ^^f 



present. But I have little doubt that East Kent and Isle 

 of Thanet men, would make 20 per cent, at least, more 

 of East Norfolk than is at present made by the occupiers : 

 they would not be long before they shewed what beans 

 would do in such a soil. 



IMPROVEMENT. 



In discourse with Mr. Bircham, at Hackford, on the 

 public benefit of tillage; and the effe£t of the landlords 

 restraining their tenants from breaking up grass-land ; Reas- 

 serted it as a fa6t, of which he had not the least doubt, 

 that tillage, well managed, would support as much live- 

 stock on the seeds, turnips and straw, as the same land 

 would do all under grass; consequently, the corn is all 

 gain to ttie pubHc. I am certam it would: he spoke of 

 moderate pasture, that keeps two beasts of40 stone per acre 

 in summer. 



Great improvements liave taken place in Earsham hun- 

 dred, in twenty years. The number of horses much les- 

 sened, by not ploghing so often for barley ; scarifying in- 

 stead of it, and even putting that crop in on one earth. — 

 Mr. PAUL,of Sharston, has even trusted to scarifying only, 

 and thus got the best barley on his farm. Besides this 

 pra(5lice, general management is better ; and far more 

 weeding done than formerly. 



Mr. Thurtell is clear, that in five and twenty years 

 past, the general average produce is, at least, one-fourch 

 more, probably one-third. 



Mr. Ferrier, of Hemsby, is sure, tiiat in husbandry 

 there is great improvement in 30 years. The seeds were 

 then left three years ; and they did not raise half the 

 corn that is produced now. Summer-fallows were com- 

 mon then; now, no such thing known, unless by chance, 

 when no manure for turnips. 



Mr. Syble, of South Walshara, is clear that husban- 

 dry 



