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that of eight feet, he turns an arch of brick-work, as thn 

 expense of sloping down the sides would exceed it ; and 

 that the bricks of the wall against the hill may not impede 

 •tlie entry ot the water, he has made thqm each with two 

 open grooves for admitting it. 



He has yet mugh to do to finish the improvement, as 

 he intends carrying great quantities of earth from the drains 

 to spread on the boggy parts, to finish the consolidation, 

 and improve the soil. From the harvest of 1801 to that 

 of 1802, he has had constantly at work from 20 to 30 

 men, on this tract and that irrigated. 



One of the richest tradts of grass in Norfolk, is the dis- 

 tridl of marsh lying to the south of Lynn and east of the 

 Ouzc. Sir Martin Folkes has there 700 acres, which 

 let at 42s. an acre short measure, besides 2s. tithe, llie 

 tenants are restritSlcd from mowing two years together; 

 a bad covenant ; for mowing and feeding should be on dis- 

 tindl lands ; and for every load of hay they sell, must bring 

 three loads of muck. Some tra£ts in tiie hands of butchers 

 are never mown, wliicli has made them very superior to the 

 rest. In general these marshes, like all others in the county, 

 are hired by the upland sand farmers, and not stocked re- 

 gularly, but merely as convenience occasions, to case their 

 farms. They will carry, when so fed, a large beast to two 

 acres, and a few sheep besides. They never have too 

 much water, and can let in fresh water at pleasure. 



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In 1792, I found that Mr. Bevan had not read the 

 y^rmals of y'lgriculture in vain ; he had a fine field of 28 

 acres of excellent ronen saved for the ewes and lambs in 

 the spring. 



1802. His present system of allotting ewes to different 

 tups, in separate fields, prevents his being able to avail 



himself 



